Crossword clues for boaster
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Boaster \Boast"er\, n. One who boasts; a braggart.
Boaster \Boast"er\, n. A stone mason's broad-faced chisel.
Wiktionary
n. 1 One who boasts; a braggart. 2 A stonemason's broad-faced chisel.
WordNet
n. a very boastful and talkative person [syn: bragger, braggart, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter]
Usage examples of "boaster".
Bull emerged from the herd, a giant who even outsized Boaster, with yellowed tusks chipped from fighting.
A sad unspoken thought passed between Boaster and Icebones: she had still not come into oestrus, and they both feared now that the dryness at her core would never be broken.
Mother of the Swamp-Mammoths looked up at Boaster with small black eyes and burped proudly.
Nokomis And Iagoo, the great boaster, Showed them where the maize was growing, Told them of his wondrous vision, Of his wrestling and his triumph, Of this new gift to the nations, Which should be their food forever.
How Iagoo, the great boaster, He the marvellous story-teller, Told his tales of strange adventure, That the feast might be more joyous, That the time might pass more gayly, And the guests be more contented.
And Iagoo, the great boaster, He the marvellous story-teller, He the friend of old Nokomis, Jealous of the sweet musician, Jealous of the applause they gave him, Saw in all the eyes around him, Saw in all their looks and gestures, That the wedding guests assembled Longed to hear his pleasant stories, His immeasurable falsehoods.
From the regions of the morning, From the shining land of Wabun, Homeward now returned Iagoo, The great traveller, the great boaster, Full of new and strange adventures, Marvels many and many wonders.
I once thought you a boaster, and one who wanted nothing but things to kill.
Darak the gypsy and the showman, the boaster, who needed admiration like food, yet seemed to know his needs.
Jubilant, they set fire to Boaster and the Companions, preparing a victory pyre.
But Rizzix did not drop the dying Boaster on its creators, if any remained below.
The angular skeleton of Boaster was now mottled with black, where the once seething fire had finally been extinguished by the rain.
Dark lightning cracked as the Boaster arm split from its counterweight, toppled over the eastern edge of the Key, and fell forward, landing with thunder and hissing, cleaving water.
With the eastern battlements ripped away, with Boaster lodged solidly against the walls, with no way for reinforcements to reach us, it was useless to try and defend the tower.
The inconsiderate boaster was guilty of a double mistake for which he paid the penalty of his life, but his adversary was as much wanting in delicacy, for in such matters rightly-minded men do not venture upon betting.