braggart

[ brag-ert ]

noun

1. a person who does a lot of bragging.

adjective

1. bragging; boastful.

braggart

/ ˈbræɡət /

noun

1. a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly; bragger

adjective

1. boastful

Other Words From

• braggart·ism noun
• braggart·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of braggart¹

First recorded in 1570–80; brag + -art

Word History and Origins

Origin of braggart¹

C16: see brag

Example Sentences

Filmmakers picked up on her eccentric, mannered style and the so-called “Maggie Smith character” — the class-fixated braggart she perfected — was born.

From Los Angeles Times

I don’t mean to sound like a braggart, but I think I should have a special.

From Los Angeles Times

Look, he’s everything our mothers told us not to be: a bully, braggart, whiner, liar and name-caller.

From Los Angeles Times

During the trial, the jury was presented with two versions of Mr. Duong: Was he a savvy operator pushing China’s agenda in Australia, as the prosecution would have it, or was he, as the defense claimed, a bombastic braggart?

From New York Times

What’s more, in the Spy magazine era, Mr. Trump was just a local nuisance, a braggart presiding over a foundering casino-hotel empire.

From Salon