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VAUNTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vaunter mean?
• VAUNTER (noun)
The noun VAUNTER has 1 sense:
1. a very boastful and talkative person
Familiarity information: VAUNTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very boastful and talkative person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
blowhard; boaster; braggart; bragger; line-shooter; vaunter
Hypernyms ("vaunter" is a kind of...):
egoist; egotist; swellhead (a conceited and self-centered person)
Derivation:
vaunt (show off)
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