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# boaster

noun (a boaster, boasters)

«boaster» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who boasts: someone who talks too proudly about what they have or can do, often making it bigger than it really is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boaster/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and lessons on hyperbole, a boaster exaggerates to look important, and the story often shows him being caught out, as in fables. Related: «boast», «boastful», «show-off», «big-head» (UK informal), «bragger».

### Examples

- Nobody believed the boaster who said he could run faster than a car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boaster/#x1)
- Toad was a terrible boaster in «The Wind in the Willows». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boaster/#x2)
- Don't be a boaster — let your work speak for itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boaster/#x3)
- The boaster said he had a hundred pets, but he only had a goldfish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boaster/#x4)
- In the fable, the boaster bragged about jumping far, and the town asked him to show them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boaster/#x5)
- A boaster often uses words like «the best ever» and «millions». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boaster/#x6)
- My cousin is a bit of a boaster about his football goals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boaster/#x7)
- The loud-mouthed boaster does not impress nor frighten those who know him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boaster/#x8)

### Note

Countable; plural «boasters». Verb «boast (boasts, boasted)», adjective «boastful». More common words: «show-off», «bragger». A boaster's numbers are often exaggerated, so in a problem do not trust them as exact.

## In Jewish tradition

A proud person who trusts in himself instead of God. The Psalms and Jeremiah say God will not accept or save such people.

**Interpretation.** Seen as a person who forgets that all strength comes from God, so pride is called a sin.

### Examples

- The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. (Writings PSA.5.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boaster/#x1)
- A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed. (Prophets JER.50.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boaster/#x2)

### Note

Countable; plural «boasters». Verb «boast (boasts, boasted)», adjective «boastful». More common words: «show-off», «bragger». A boaster's numbers are often exaggerated, so in a problem do not trust them as exact.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «boaster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boaster/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «boaster» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boaster/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«boaster» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/boaster.html) on Mova free.