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Meaning of "boaster" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOASTER

boaster  [ˈbəʊstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOASTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boaster is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOASTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boasting

Boasting or bragging is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright, and can involve magnifying an accomplishment out of proportion to its importance.

Definition of boaster in the English dictionary

The definition of boaster in the dictionary is person who boasts; braggart.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOASTER


billposter
ˈbɪlˌpəʊstə
coaster
ˈkəʊstə
Famagusta
ˌfæməˈɡʊstə
flyposter
ˈflaɪˌpəʊstə
frowster
ˈfraʊstə
jouster
ˈdʒaʊstə
jousting
ˈdʒaʊstə
ouster
ˈaʊstə
poster
ˈpəʊstə
roaster
ˈrəʊstə
roller-coaster
ˈrəʊləˌkəʊstə
rouster
ˈraʊstə
throwster
ˈθrəʊstə
toaster
ˈtəʊstə
wallposter
ˈwɔːlˌpəʊstə
Worcester
ˈwʊstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOASTER

boardwalk
boarfish
boarhound
boarish
boarishly
boarishness
boart
Boas
boast
boasted
boastful
boastfully
boastfulness
boasting
boastingly
boastless
boat
boat deck
boat drill
boat neck

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOASTER

aster
blaster
broadcaster
caster
disaster
Doncaster
Easter
faster
forecaster
Lancaster
laster
manchester
master
natural disaster
plaster
raster
roller coaster
spymaster
taster
the master
webmaster

Synonyms and antonyms of boaster in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boaster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOASTER

Find out the translation of boaster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boaster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boaster» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吹牛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boaster
570 millions of speakers

English

boaster
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डींग हांकनेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مختال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хвастуном
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fanfarrão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হামবড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vantard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boast
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prahler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自慢する人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자랑 꾼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boaster
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người khoe khoan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பறைசாற்றிக் கொண்டனர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बस्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

palavracı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

millantatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boaster
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвальком
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lăudăros
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καυχησιάρης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grootprater
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boaster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boaster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boaster

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOASTER»

The term «boaster» is regularly used and occupies the 97.907 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOASTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «boaster» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «boaster» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boaster

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOASTER»

Discover the use of boaster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boaster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Problem People and how to Manage Them
BOASTER or establish credibility to those least likely to do so. Then work through the 'most likelys' to see if they run the risk of impressing in the short term but being unsustainable in the medium to long term. This could prove salutary because ...
Peter Honey, 2002
2
RESTful Web APIs
Boaster. The Maze+XML standard defines a way of representing mazes and collections ofmazes as XML documents. It doesn't say what mazes are for. Faced with a maze, the natural inclination ofa human being is to walk through it looking for ...
Leonard Richardson, Mike Amundsen, Sam Ruby, 2013
3
Attraction and Hostility: An Experimental Analysis of ...
would be some form of denial that the boaster is as good as he claims. However, there is an implication of the distinction which presumably can be measured. Status threat arises from a devaluation or attempted devaluation of the individual.
Albert Pepitone, 2006
4
Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India
There lived in the south a man who so continually boasted of his strength and endurance that all the people called him, “Keeoo-yai”—the great boaster. Never entered into his ear a tale of danger, but his mouth opened to speak of a greater ...
Katherine Neville Fleeson
5
Ballou's Monthly Magazine
A BOASTER FLANKED. A country fellow was one day boasting about the swiftness of his horse, and deslared that he could outrun anything which went apon four legs. A neighbor of his disputed it, and said he had a mule which could beat him ...
6
ValuPlus Poems
A boaster is perhaps a destroyer Or what else can one possibly call him? Takes controlling tongue as very tedious Always impressing others unduly, Informs many under mental duress. He is fond of taking part as a whole. Probe his speech ...
Emmanuel Osindele, 2008
7
The American Monthly Magazine
your medical boaster, who relates the great cures (sinking his failures and licensed murders like bad debts); your legal boaster, who gloats over his cunning and keenness : Your chancery lawyer, who by subtlety thrives In spinning suits out to ...
8
The Self Compass: Charting Your Personality in Christ
If life is like a play, the Boaster wants to write, produce, and assume the leading role. As Paul wrote, “I was so enthusiastic about the traditions of my ancestors that I advanced head and shoulders above my peers in my career” (Gal 1:13-14 The ...
Dan Montgomery, Katie Montgomery, 2007
9
The Analyst: A Collection of Miscellaneous Papers
asserts that he has " done the state some service," and enumerates every petty motion he has ever made, every petition he has presented, every harangue he has been known to utter ; your military boaster, your Thraso or Miles Gloriosus, who ...
William Alfred Jones, 1840
10
Classics of Moral and Political Theory (Fifth Edition)
intermediate people, is praiseworthy, and both the tellers of falsehoods are blameworthy, the boaster to a higher degree. Let us discuss each type ofblameworthy person; but first let us discuss the truthful person. For we do not mean someone ...
Michael L. Morgan, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOASTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boaster is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A proud son, a prouder mom and that iconic Jazz cup design
"She never really was much of a boaster, so her story stayed in the shadows." Earlier this month, members of the Web forum Reddit tried to ... «Springfield News-Leader, Jul 15»
2
Back in black
Once upon a time, crows were the most beautiful birds on earth. Their king was called Crowny. Crowny was a boaster. He boasted about his ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
While Players Will Have New Weapons and Abilities, Enemies Will …
But some of these soldiers have negative skills too including that of being a troublemaker, or a boaster, which the player can eventually toss out ... «Master Herald, Jun 15»
4
Racers prep for annual coaster race on Saturday
... up early Saturday morning to work out the kinks of their homemade coasters ahead of the annual Bisbee Boaster Race on the 4th of July. «Sierra Vista Herald, Jun 15»
5
Illinois softball introduces second head coach in program history
For starters, she will attempt to boaster her pitching staff. “My brand of softball is pretty offensive-oriented,” Perry said. “We obviously also ... «Daily Illini, Jun 15»
6
Man Utd Want Schweinsteiger and Ramos
Former Bayern manager, Louis van Gaal, is keen to boaster his squad following a fourth-placed finish in his maiden Premier League campaign. «Information Nigeria, Jun 15»
7
Celia Rivenbark - Dysfunctional family memoir wickedly funny
(Originally a Elizabethan term for a boaster, "cracker" might derive from the cracking of whips in herding cattle -- a big part of pre-orange, ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jun 15»
8
17-0 Rewind: Addison Russell's dream comes true
“I'm not really a boaster guy,” Ross said. “I felt their pain because I thought it was going to happen to me. And that ball Bryant hit, it could have ... «ESPN, Jun 15»
9
Shout from the Rooftop
... championship via a dedicated eircom GAA channel. eircom's best 'Boaster' this season will win tickets to the All-Ireland Senior Football Final, ... «Nenagh Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Midlothian cheerleading team raises funds for Olympics debut
The group has a Facebook page called Liberty Cheer Justice and donations can be made to Citizens National Bank in care of LCA Boaster ... «Waxahachie Daily Light, Jun 15»

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