vaunter

Meanings

• noun

  A person who boasts or exaggerates about their accomplishments, abilities, or possessions.

  - "The salesman was a vaunter, constantly boasting about his products."
  - "Despite his vaunting, the athlete had never won a major competition."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with vaunter
vanter,anter,ranter,danter,chanter,mancer,pantar,ranter,stranter,yonanter

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Variants

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vaunt , vaunted , vaunter , vaunters , vaunting , vauntingly , vaunts

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Etymology

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Middle English: from Old French vanter, from vanter 'to brag', from van 'praise, boast'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'vaunter' comes from the Old French verb 'vanter', which means 'to praise, boast'.

2. In Middle English, 'vaunter' was used as a verb meaning 'to boast, brag'.

3. The term 'vaunter' is sometimes used in heraldry to describe a charge that is exaggerated or unrealistic.

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Related Concepts

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1. boast: A statement expressing pride or self-satisfaction, often about one's achievements or possessions.

2. hubris: Excessive pride or self-confidence, often leading to a person's downfall.

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Culture

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In literature, vaunters are often depicted as arrogant and boastful characters, such as Ulysses in James Joyce's Ulysses or Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV. The concept of vaunting is also explored in various forms of art, such as painting and sculpture, where the subject may be depicted as exaggerating their physical attributes.

How to Memorize "vaunter"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person making grand gestures and exaggerated statements about themselves.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a boastful salesman or a self-aggrandizing celebrity.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'vaunter' as 'very arrogant, unnecessarily talking, unnecessary exaggerations, really taking up unnecessary time'.

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