as in cock
someone who boasts
like so many vaunters of the nation's military might, he never personally felt the need to serve in the armed forces
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Noun
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024 -
The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
Noun
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Use your rake or blower to keep these clear.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Though the handwash sink wasn’t working, the inspector still noted a lack of paper towels or mechanical blower for drying hands.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, Kimmel never came off as a braggart.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Vaunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaunter. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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