blusterer

blusterer
noun see bluster I

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Blusterer — Blus ter*er, n. One who, or that which, blusters; a noisy swaggerer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blusterer — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Blusterer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 blusterer blusterer swaggerer vaporer roisterer brawler Sgm: N 1 fanfaron fanfaron Sgm: N 1 braggart braggart &c.(boaster) 884 Sgm: N 1 bully bul …   English dictionary for students

  • blusterer — bluster ► VERB 1) talk in a loud or aggressive way with little effect. 2) (of wind or rain) blow or beat fiercely and noisily. ► NOUN ▪ blustering talk. DERIVATIVES blusterer noun blustery adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • blusterer — See bluster. * * * …   Universalium

  • blusterer — noun A person who blusters …   Wiktionary

  • blusterer — n. noisy bullying person …   English contemporary dictionary

  • blusterer — n. Swaggerer, bully, boaster, braggart, vaunter, roisterer, huff, braggadocio, drawcansir, fire eater, fanfaron, noisy fellow, bouncer (colloq.) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • blusterer — blus·ter·er …   English syllables

  • blusterer — noun a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly • Syn: ↑loudmouth • Derivationally related forms: ↑bluster • Hypernyms: ↑troublemaker, ↑trouble maker, ↑troubler, ↑mischief ma …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluster — blusterer, n. blusteringly, adv. blustery, blusterous, adj. blusterously, adv. /blus teuhr/, v.i. 1. to roar and be tumultuous, as wind. 2. to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or protests: He blusters about revenge but… …   Universalium

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