US /ˈboʊstər/ UK /ˈbəʊstə/
noun Freq #82259

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person who talks with excessive pride about their achievements or possessions

    The boaster claimed that nobody in the office could match his sales record.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who talks with... braggartbraggershow-off
Opposites
modest person
Word family
Related forms boastboastfulbrag

Etymology

From Middle English boster, formed from boast + the agent suffix -er. It names a person who boasts habitually or conspicuously.

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