braggart

braggart
braggartism, n.braggartly, adv.
/brag"euhrt/, n.
1. a person who does a lot of bragging.
adj.
2. bragging; boastful.
[1570-80; BRAG + -ART]
Syn. bragger, boaster; blow-hard.

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