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braggart

brag·gart
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [brag-ert]
    • /ˈbræg ərt/
    • /ˈbræɡ.ət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brag-ert]
    • /ˈbræg ərt/

Definitions of braggart word

  • noun braggart a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly; bragger 3
  • abbreviation BRAGGART boastful 3
  • noun braggart an offensively boastful person 3
  • adjective braggart bragging; boastful 3
  • noun braggart a person who does a lot of bragging. 1
  • adjective braggart bragging; boastful. 1

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Origin of braggart

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; brag + -art

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Parts of speech for Braggart

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

braggart popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for braggart

noun braggart

  • know-it-all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
  • windbag — Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
  • boaster — a chisel for boasting stone.
  • blowhard — If you describe someone as a blowhard, you mean that they express their opinions very forcefully, and usually in a boastful way.
  • brag — If you brag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something.

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