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单词 gasconader
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Definition of gasconader in English:

gasconader

noun ˌɡaskəˈneɪdə
literary
  • A person who boasts extravagantly.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The idea that force alone is sufficient to subject a nation, is worthy only of the gasconaders in politics.
    • Many Gasconaders, he informed me, had threatened the assault, and even commenced the undertaking, but were compelled to give up the attempt.
    • In spite of contempt for the gasconader, his lordship was half angered by his impudence.
    • We suspect our friend the Chevalier to be somewhat of a gasconader.
    • He was considered somewhat of a Spanish gasconader and a bully.
    Synonyms
    boaster, brag, bragger, show-off, blusterer, trumpeter, swaggerer, poser, poseur, poseuse, peacock, egotist, self-publicist

Origin

Early 18th century: from French gasconnade 'extravagant boasting' (see gasconade) + -er1.

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