BRAGGER

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

(noun) a very boastful and talkative person

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

bragger (plural braggers)

a person who brags

Synonyms

• boaster, braggard, braggart; see also braggart

Etymology 2

Adjective

bragger

comparative form of brag

Source: Wiktionary

Brag"ger, n.

Definition: One who brags; a boaster.

BRAG

Brag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bragged; p. pr. & vb. n. Bragging.] Etym: [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F. braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the same root as E. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast. 95.]

Definition: To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do. Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, Brags of his substance, not of ornament. Shak.

Syn.

– To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big.

Brag, v. t.

Definition: To boast of. [Obs.] Shak.

Brag, n.

1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification. Cæsar . . . made not here his brag Of "came," and "saw," and "overcame." Shak.

2. The thing which is boasted of. Beauty is Nature's brag. Milton.

3. A game at cards similar to bluff. Chesterfield.

Brag, a. Etym: [See Brag, v. i.]

Definition: Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. [Arhaic] A brag young fellow. B. Jonson.

Brag, adv.

Definition: Proudly; boastfully. [Obs.] Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

BRAGGER

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

Adjective

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