bragger

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US/ˈbɹæɡɚ/UK/ˈbɹæɡə/

noun

A person who brags.

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boasterbraggardbraggartblowhardline-shootervaunter
OriginMiddle English braggere →
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Meanings

bragger1

nounbragger (plural braggers)

plural braggers

  1. A person who brags.

    Synonyms: boaster, braggard, braggart

bragger2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of brag: more brag

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who brags.

Similar
boasterbraggardbraggart

More synonyms by meaning

nouna very boastful and talkative person

Similar
braggartboasterblowhardline-shootervaunter
Broader
egotistegoistswellhead
Also see
blowhardboasterbraggadociobraggartloudmouthswaggerervaunter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbraggere
  2. Englishbragger

From Middle English braggere, equivalent to brag + -er.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Finnish mahtailija, kerskailija
  • mahtailijaperson who brags — see also braggart
  • kerskailijaperson who brags — see also braggart
  • brassailijaperson who brags — see also braggart
  • lesottajaperson who brags — see also braggart
French vantard
  • vantardperson who brags — see also braggart
German Popanz, Angeber
  • Popanzperson who brags — see also braggart
  • Angeberperson who brags — see also braggart
  • Prahlerperson who brags — see also braggart
  • Maulheldperson who brags — see also braggart
  • Maulheldinperson who brags — see also braggart
Irish bladhmaire, bollaire
  • bladhmaireperson who brags — see also braggart
  • bollaireperson who brags — see also braggart
  • bragaireperson who brags — see also braggart
  • bumaireperson who brags — see also braggart
  • floscaíperson who brags — see also braggart
  • gaiscíochperson who brags — see also braggart
Italian fanfarone, vanesio
  • fanfaroneperson who brags — see also braggart
  • vanesioperson who brags — see also braggart
  • esibizionistaperson who brags — see also braggart
Korean 허풍선이
  • 허풍선이 (heopungseoni)person who brags — see also braggart
Romanian lăudăros, fanfaron
  • lăudărosperson who brags — see also braggart
  • fanfaronperson who brags — see also braggart
Swedish skrytmåns
  • skrytmånsperson who brags — see also braggart

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bragger

daggeragarjaggerstaggertaggerswaggerbaggerdraggerflaggergaggerfaggernaggeroutswaggerraggersaggarslaggerwaggerwagger-pagger-baggeryagger
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Cite this entry
APA

bragger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bragger

MLA

“bragger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bragger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bragger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bragger.

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