vaunter

noun

vaunt·​er

ˈvȯntə(r), 

ˈvän-, 

ˈvȧn-

plural -s

: one that boasts

men are … vaunters about what they can't do

—Bruce Marshall

Word History

Etymology

Middle English vauntour, from Middle French vanteur, from vanter to boast + -eur -or

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Rhymes for vaunter

• saunter