boaster

Noun

Meaning

One who boasts; a braggart.

A stone mason's broad-faced chisel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

braggart bragger blowhard vaunter line-shooter peacock egoist gascon blower bouncer boastful brag bluffer trumpeter know-it-all
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Antonyms

humanitarian philanthropist giver altruist bestower lacker
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Hypernyms

egoist egotist swellhead

Anagrams

sorbate Barotse broteas

Examples

In private life there are few beings more obnoxious than the man who is always loudly boasting; and if the boaster is not prepared to back up his words his position becomes absolutely contemptible. Theodore Roosevelt

No boaster he, But with a hand which sees the thing to do. Aeschylus

Every other enjoyment malice may destroy every other panegyric envy may withhold but no human power can deprive the boaster of his own encomiums. Samuel Johnson

All my goods are of silver and gold, even my copper kettle, says the boaster. Dutch Proverb

Believe a boaster as you would a liar. Italian Proverb

A boaster and a liar are cousins. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Boasian boast boastance boastful boastfull boastfully