braggart

noun

brag·​gart ˈbra-gərt 

: a loud arrogant boaster

thinks he's a loudmouth braggart

braggart adjective

Synonyms

• blower
• blowhard
• boaster
• brag
• braggadocio
• bragger
• cockalorum
• cracker [chiefly dialect]
• gascon
• gasconader
• swaggerer
• vaunter

Examples of braggart in a Sentence

a braggart who was always talking about how much money he made

Recent Examples on the Web

When a person lacks humility, the deficiency will show up as being a braggart and disrespectful. —Mary Crossan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

He’s swept away in a sea of raves MILAN — Giorgio Armani is not a very good braggart. —Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024

Researchers also studied real-life workplace braggarts and found their colleagues often perceived them negatively. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 May 2024

The man is no braggart, just a G.O.A.T. with a burning desire to share wild and dangerous art of all forms. —Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

in part from brag entry 1 + -art, in part borrowed from Middle French bragard "excessively proud," from braguer "to be proud," derivative of brague "liveliness, boastfulness," perhaps from bragues "breeches, leggings" — more at bracket entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1577, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

braggart

noun

brag·​gart ˈbrag-ərt 

: a person who brags a lot

braggart adjective