Meanings
nounboaster (plural boasters)
plural boasters
- One who boasts; a braggart.
Synonyms: braggart, bragger, blower, blowhard, blusterer, braggadocian, braggadocio, braggart
- A stonemason's broad-faced chisel.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who boasts; a braggart.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna very boastful and talkative person
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀλαζών
- ἀλαζών (alazṓn)one who boasts — see also braggart
Chinese Mandarin 大炮
- 大炮 (dàpào)one who boasts — see also braggart
Finnish kerskuja, kerskailija
- kerskujaone who boasts — see also braggart
- kerskailijaone who boasts — see also braggart
- rehentelijäone who boasts — see also braggart
- rehvastelijaone who boasts — see also braggart
Italian millantatore
- millantatoreone who boasts — see also braggart
Russian хвасту́н, хвасту́нья
- хвасту́н (xvastún)one who boasts — see also braggart
- хвасту́нья (xvastúnʹja)one who boasts — see also braggart
Turkish övüngen
- övüngenone who boasts — see also braggart
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Cite this entry
APA
boaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boaster
MLA
“boaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boaster. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boaster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boaster.
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