Standard Lemma guide

bragger

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈbɹæɡɚ/
  • UK: /ˈbɹæɡə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: B R AE1 G ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of brag: more brag

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who brags.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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: braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: egotist, egoist, swellhead

History

Etymology

From Middle English braggere, equivalent to brag + -er.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mahtailija — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Finnish: kerskailija — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Finnish: brassailija — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Finnish: lesottaja — person who brags — see also braggart
  • French: vantard — person who brags — see also braggart
  • German: Popanz — person who brags — see also braggart
  • German: Angeber — person who brags — see also braggart
  • German: Prahler — person who brags — see also braggart
  • German: Maulheld — person who brags — see also braggart
  • German: Maulheldin — person who brags — see also braggart
  • German: aagewwer — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Irish: bladhmaire — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Irish: bollaire — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Irish: bragaire — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Irish: bumaire — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Irish: floscaí — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Irish: gaiscíoch — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Italian: fanfarone — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Italian: vanesio — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Italian: esibizionista — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Korean: 허풍선이 (heopungseoni) — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Macedonian: фале́ничар (faléničar) — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Macedonian: фалба́џија (falbádžija) — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Macedonian: пр́чко (pŕčko) — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Macedonian: само́фалец (samófalec) — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Norman: braidgeux — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Norman: cratcheux — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Norman: vantard — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Romanian: lăudăros — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Romanian: fanfaron — person who brags — see also braggart
  • Swedish: skrytmåns — person who brags — see also braggart