Angeber — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blowhard noun Someone who talks loudly and boastfully, often exaggerating their own importance or achievements.
- braggart noun A person who boasts constantly about themselves.
- poseur noun One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
- pretender noun Someone who claims a right to a position, especially a throne, though the claim is often disputed.
- upstart noun Someone who has suddenly risen to wealth, power, or status and hasn't yet earned proper social acceptance, or who acts arrogant about it.
Senses
Angeber is used for these senses in English:
- blowhard (Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner. [from c. 1840]
- braggart Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]
- bragger A person who brags.
- poseur One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
- pretender A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
- show-off One who shows off; a person given to egotistically demonstrating their prowess or ability.
- smart aleck One who is obnoxiously self-assured; a show off.
- swaggerer One who swaggers.