vaunter
IPA: vˈɔntɝ
noun
- Someone who vaunts, who brags; a braggart.
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Examples of "vaunter" in Sentences
- "And now, worthy Sexwolf, thou shalt see if the Norman is the vaunter thou deemest him.
- "Ay, royal Atheling," shouted the company, "compel the vaunter to show us a sample of his skill."
- He was ill-bred, but he was not mean; he was a vaunter but not a coward; he demanded adherence and did not beg alms.
- The synonyms were spot-on: big mouth, blusterer, boaster, braggart, line-shooter, loudmouth, and — my personal favorite — vaunter.
- The king was old and sad; the state of his kingdom preyed upon his mind; he was surrounded by influences hostile to his nephew, whom he himself called "a vaunter of crimes."
- Until then I reserve myself for higher duties which are directly laid upon me: it is not permitted to me to leap from the chariot for the sake of wrestling with every loud vaunter.
- And this dishonour would result if by your lack of diligence you were to put your trust in some vaunter, who by his tricks or by favour shown to him here should obtain such work from you, by which lasting and very great shame would result to him and to you.
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