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- [brag-ert]
- /ˈbræg ərt/
- /ˈbræɡ.ət/
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- [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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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