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noun
A standard character in ancient comedy and in modern comedy depicting ancient military figures: the bravado-filled, self-important, swaggering soldier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary
Qualifier: performing arts
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noun
Alternative form of miles gloriosus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: egotist, egoist, swellhead
History
Borrowed from Latin mīles (“soldier”) + glōriōsus (“glorious”).
