Standard Lemma guide

blowhard

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbləʊhɑːd/
  • General-American: /ˈbloʊhɑɹd/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B L OW1 HH AA2 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A locality in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, derogatory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a very boastful and talkative person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bragger, braggart, boaster, line-shooter, vaunter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: egotist, egoist, swellhead

History

Etymology

Essentially deverbal in nature, albeit not from a unitary phrasal verb; from blow hard.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مضرطچي — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吹牛大王 (chuīniú dàwáng) — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Czech: chvastoun — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Czech: chvastounka — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Czech: chlubil — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Czech: křikloun — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Czech: křiklounka — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Czech: tlachal — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Czech: žvanil — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Czech: tlučhuba — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Czech: mluvka — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Czech: kecal — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Dutch: kletsmajoor — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Dutch: blaaskaak — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Finnish: rehvastelija — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Finnish: suupaltti — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • French: grande gueule — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • German: Großmaul — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • German: Grossmaul — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • German: Wichtigtuer — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • German: Prahlhans — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • German: Angeber — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • German: Angeberin — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • German: Aufschneider — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • German: Aufplusterer — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Greek: καυχησιάρης (kafchisiáris) — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Italian: sbruffone — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Italian: sbruffona — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Italian: fanfarone — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Italian: fanfarona — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Korean: 허풍쟁이 (heopungjaeng'i) — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Korean: 허풍선이 (heopungseoni) — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Māori: pīho — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Polish: chwalipięta — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Polish: samochwała — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Russian: хвасту́н (xvastún) — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Russian: хвасту́нья (xvastúnʹja) — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Russian: трепло́ n anim or (trepló) — person who talks too much or too loudly
  • Spanish: bocazas — person who talks too much or too loudly