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braggart

adj · 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæɡɑːt/
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  • General-American: /ˈbɹæɡɚt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Characterized by boasting; boastful.

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

Someone who constantly brags or boasts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bragger

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, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: egotist, egoist, swellhead

History

Etymology

From Middle French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individual”), from braguer (“to boast, brag”). No firm relation to English brag has been established.

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: маҡтансыҡ (maqtansıq) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Catalan: fanfarró — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吹牛的 (chuīniú de) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛皮大王 (niúpí dàwáng) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大炮 (dàpào) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Chuvash: мухтанчӑк (muhtanč̬ăk) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Chuvash: вӗҫкӗн (vĕśkĕn) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Czech: chvastoun — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Dutch: pocher — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Dutch: aansteller — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Dutch: snoever — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Esperanto: fanfaronulo — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Finnish: rehentelijä — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Finnish: leuhkija — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • French: bravache — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • French: fanfaron — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • French: fier-à-bras — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • French: hâbleur — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • French: matamore — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • French: rodomont — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • French: vantard — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Galician: chaíñas — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Galician: milhomes — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Galician: badúa — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Galician: farfallán — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Galician: farfantón — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Galician: alarbio — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Galician: langrán — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • German: Angeber — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • German: Angeberin — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • German: Maulheld — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • German: Maulheldin — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰 (bihaitja) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Greek: καυχηματίας (kafchimatías) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Greek: κομπαστής (kompastís) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Ancient Greek: ἀλαζών (alazṓn) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Ancient Greek: κομπαστής (kompastḗs) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Ancient Greek: σαλάκων (salákōn) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Irish: bladhmaire — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Irish: bollaire — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Irish: bragaire — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Irish: bumaire — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Irish: floscaí — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Irish: gaiscíoch — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Italian: fanfarone — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Italian: ballista — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Italian: ammazzasette — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Japanese: 内弁慶 (uchibenkei) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Latin: salacō — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Latin: iactātor — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Macedonian: фалба́џија (falbádžija) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Macedonian: фале́ничар (faléničar) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Macedonian: пр́чко (pŕčko) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Macedonian: само́фалец (samófalec) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Māori: pīho — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Māori: rangiwhata — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Māori: waha rera — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Māori: pākiwaha — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Norman: braidgeux — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Norman: cratcheux — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Norman: vantard — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skrytepave — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Polish: samochwała — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Polish: fanfaron — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Portuguese: fanfarrão — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Portuguese: gabarola — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Romanian: lăudăros — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Romanian: fanfaron — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Russian: хвасту́н (xvastún) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Russian: хвасту́нья (xvastúnʹja) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Russian: фанфаро́н (fanfarón) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Russian: самохва́л (samoxvál) — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Sicilian: minchiataru — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Spanish: fanfarria — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Spanish: fanfarrón — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Spanish: fantasma — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Spanish: baladrón — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Spanish: bravucón — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Spanish: matasiete — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Spanish: presuntuoso — one who constantly brags or boasts
  • Swedish: skrytmåns — one who constantly brags or boasts