vaunt
verb (used with object)
to speak vaingloriously of; boast of.
vaunter
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a word derived from
vaunt.
Example Sentences
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A vaunter and a liar are near akin.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
The king was old and sad; the state of his kingdom preyed upon his mind; he was surrounded by influences hostile to his nephew, whom he himself called "a vaunter of crimes."
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Robert Black
Until then I reserve myself for higher duties which are directly laid upon me: it is not permitted to me to leap from the chariot for the sake of wrestling with every loud vaunter.
From Romola by George Eliot
Who would not forgive so cajoling a vaunter?
From Inns and Taverns of Old London by Henry C. (Henry Charles) Shelley
"Ay, royal Atheling," shouted the company, "compel the vaunter to show us a sample of his skill."
From The Children's Portion by Robert W. Shoppell
