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BRAGGART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does braggart mean?
• BRAGGART (noun)
The noun BRAGGART has 1 sense:
1. a very boastful and talkative person
Familiarity information: BRAGGART used as a noun is very rare.
• BRAGGART (adjective)
The adjective BRAGGART has 1 sense:
1. exhibiting self-importance
Familiarity information: BRAGGART used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very boastful and talkative person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
blowhard; boaster; braggart; bragger; line-shooter; vaunter
Hypernyms ("braggart" is a kind of...):
egoist; egotist; swellhead (a conceited and self-centered person)
Derivation:
brag (show off)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exhibiting self-importance
Synonyms:
big; boastful; braggart; bragging; braggy; cock-a-hoop; crowing; self-aggrandising; self-aggrandizing
Context example:
big talk
Similar:
proud (feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride)
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