I. ˈbragə(r)t, -raag-, -raig- sometimes -ˌgärt or -ˌgȧt; usu -d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: brag (III) + -art
: a loud or arrogant boaster
II. adjective
1. : excessively boastful : arrogantly pretentious
braggart politicians
he had been loose of tongue and braggart of claims — S.H.Adams
2. : of, befitting, or suggestive of an arrant boaster
a large man with a braggart voice
braggart actions
• brag·gart·ly adverb