boaster

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English boast

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzijos

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English boaster

From boast + -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊstɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

boaster (plural boasters)

1. One who boasts; a braggart.

   Synonyms: braggart, bragger; see also Thesaurus:braggart

2. A stonemason's broad-faced chisel.

Translations

one who boasts — see also braggart

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大炮 (zh) (dàpào)

• Finnish: kerskuja (fi), kerskailija (fi), rehentelijä (fi), rehvastelija (fi)
• Galician: farfallán, farfantón
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰 m (bihaitja)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἀλαζών m or f (alazṓn)

• Italian: millantatore (it) m
• Kazakh: лапқой (lapqoi)
• Russian: хвасту́н (ru) m (xvastún), хвасту́нья (ru) f (xvastúnʹja)
• Turkish: övüngen (tr)

Anagrams

• rebatos, borates, sorbate, Barotse, boaters