Fanfaron
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A boaster; a braggart. obsolete
"Peregrine glowing with resentment, called him a Fanfaron, and withdrew, in expectation of being followed into the street."
Example
More examples"Peregrine glowing with resentment, called him a Fanfaron, and withdrew, in expectation of being followed into the street."
Etymology
From Middle French fanfaron.