English Explanatory Dictionary

bloviator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who habitually bloviates; a pompous, opinionated, typically voluble commentator.

Word forms

bloviator bloviators

Etymology

From bloviate + -or. First attested in 1850 (see quotation).

Synonyms

windbag

Related words

bloviation jargoneer
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