Braggart
/ˈbɹæɡɑːt/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
"O I could play the woman with mine eyes, / And Braggart with my tongue."
- 2 a very boastful and talkative person wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Characterized by boasting; boastful.
"O my fair Mistress, Truth! Shall I quit thee, / For huffing, braggart, puft Nobility?"
Adjective
- 1 exhibiting self-importance wordnet
Example
More examples"Sami was a braggart and a bore."
Etymology
From Middle French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individual”), from braguer (“to boast, brag”). No firm relation to English brag has been established.