Braggart
(noun)
- A person who boasts excessively about his or her own accomplishments, abilities, or possessions.
- A person who makes loud and exaggerated claims.
Origin:
The word 'braggart' originates from the middle english word 'braguer' meaning a boaster.
Examples:
- The braggart was always talking about his latest achievements and how much better he was than everyone else.
- The braggart's constant boasts were starting to wear thin, and people were getting tired of hearing about his supposed greatness.
- The braggart was a showoff, always seeking to impress others with his wealth, power, and intelligence.
- The braggart was a source of constant annoyance to his friends, who found his boasts and pretensions to be tiresome and insincere.
- The braggart was eventually exposed as a fraud, and his boasts were revealed to be nothing more than empty words.