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noun

ˈbra-gərt How to pronounce braggart (audio)
Definition of braggartnext
as in cock
someone who boasts a braggart who was always talking about how much money he made

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adjective

as in boastful

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Recent Examples of braggart
Noun
Clayton is cool and kind and a big braggart. — Wendy Paris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Still, Kimmel never came off as a braggart. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 Big Red might be a braggart, a bully and rotten to the core, but Lasdun invokes Thomas De Quincey’s neat point about how a man’s capacity to rob says nothing about his propensity to murder. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for braggart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braggart
  1. cock
  2. boastful
  3. blower
  4. cocky
  5. brag
  6. swaggering
  7. braggadocio
  8. conceited
Noun
  • The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
  • The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
Definition of cock
Adjective
  • Defense witnesses pointed to boastful teens, fireworks-like flashes and uncertain ignition points, with an expert arguing that fireworks were the likely cause and that prosecutors lack proof that a lighter sparked the blaze.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • Chatter about Azik’s famous delens abounds, as does boastful talk about how Monica Bellucci’s family hails from the same part of Nalchik.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Definition of boastful
Noun
  • Before heatwaves hit, have a technician inspect and clean key components like the condenser coils, fan, capacitor, blower, and refrigerant lines.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
  • Dillion points out that one major repair, like replacing a blower motor, can be enough for a plan to pay for itself.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of blower
Adjective
  • Lanky with striking red hair and a cocky demeanor, Clapper was dogged and respected by his fellow cops.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • Thanks to one impossibly cocky fighter pilot named Maverick, Reagan-era America never felt better about itself — or its military might.
    — Kevin P. Sullivan, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Definition of cocky
Noun
  • But not even Footer’s thorough sleuthing has unearthed much more than Bradley’s brag.
    — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
  • Humble brag; That turned out to be a stroke of genius on my part.
    — Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of brag
Adjective
  • Much of Daemon’s confidence came from his brief, swaggering meeting with Ormund Hightower.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • The clip of Cawley speaking about Marsch was used to highlight what some believe is the downside of Marsch’s swaggering attitude.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of swaggering
Noun
  • In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.
    — Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • This is another stride of lyricism, philosophy, I’m-the-best braggadocio, bravado.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of braggadocio
Adjective
  • Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.
    — Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of conceited

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