Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which blusters; especially, a swaggerer; a bully; a noisy, boastful, or boisterous fellow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, blusters; a noisy swaggerer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
blusters .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly
Etymologies
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Examples
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The synonyms were spot-on: big mouth, blusterer, boaster, braggart, line-shooter, loudmouth, and — my personal favorite — vaunter.
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The script, by EV Crowe, was packed tight with goodies for those listening carefully a great joke about lutes comes and goes in a beat, and I found Paul Woodson captivating as Charlie, a charmer and a tireless blusterer who betrays a growing panic, even as he repeats the mantra "Yes, me, now" to hearten himself for revolt.
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Trump may be a cartoon blusterer, Sarah Palin a sitcom nosy 'n' sassy-neighbor-next-door, Mitt a replicant who thinks he's a real human, Ron Paul the kindly/crackpot dad from a YA series, and Huckabee the host of a Sunday morning Bible story show for kids of all ages!
Ellis Weiner: Everything Newt Is Old Again Ellis Weiner 2011
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The synonyms were spot-on: big mouth, blusterer, boaster, braggart, line-shooter, loudmouth, and — my personal favorite — vaunter.
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He was not said to be either a fool or a blusterer, but why go to Blackbough otherwise?
THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD Liane Merciel 2010
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Do not turn your back on your people and give them only this arrogant blusterer to guide them.
The Shattering Christie Golden 2010
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Everything about this modern family should be familiar enough, including the father and official family head, Zeek (Craig T. Nelson of "Coach"), a bull-in-a-china-shop blusterer with a heart of gold.
You Can Go Home Again Dorothy Rabinowitz 2010
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Do not turn your back on your people and give them only this arrogant blusterer to guide them.
The Shattering Christie Golden 2010
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Everything about this modern family should be familiar enough, including the father and official family head, Zeek (Craig T. Nelson of "Coach"), a bull-in-a-china-shop blusterer with a heart of gold.
You Can Go Home Again Dorothy Rabinowitz 2010
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Everything about this modern family should be familiar enough, including the father and official family head, Zeek (Craig T. Nelson of "Coach"), a bull-in-a-china-shop blusterer with a heart of gold.
You Can Go Home Again Dorothy Rabinowitz 2010
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