noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who vaunts, who brags; a braggart.
2. 2
   a very boastful and talkative person wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

blowhardboasterbraggadociobraggartbraggerbragger

Etymology

From vaunt + -er, perhaps a calque of Old French vanteor.

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