Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
braggart [brag-ert] SynonymsWord Origin noun
- a person who does a lot of bragging.
adjective
- bragging; boastful.
Origin of braggart First recorded in 1570–80; brag + -art Related formsbrag·gart·ism, nounbrag·gart·ly, adverbSynonyms for braggart bragger, boaster; blow-hard. British Dictionary definitions for braggartly braggart noun
- a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly; bragger
adjective
- boastful
Word Origin for braggart C16: see brag Word Origin and History for braggartly braggart n.
1570s, from French bragard (16c.), with pejorative ending (see -ard) + Middle French braguer “to flaunt, brag,” perhaps originally “to show off clothes, especially breeches,” from brague “breeches” (see bracket). There may be an element of codpiece-flaunting in all this.
The word in English has been at least influenced by brag (v.), even if, as some claim, it is unrelated to it. Bragger “arrogant or boastful person,” agent noun from brag (v.), attested in English from late 14c.