A person who boasts or talks excessively about their own achievements and abilities to impress others.
From the verb 'brag' (origin uncertain, possibly from Middle English or Celtic sources) plus the agent suffix '-er', which creates a noun for someone who performs an action. The word emerged in English around the 16th century to describe habitual boasters.
The word 'bragger' perfectly illustrates how English creates nouns from verbs using '-er'—the same pattern gives us 'runner,' 'singer,' and 'teacher.' Interestingly, the original verb 'brag' may come from Scottish or Irish origins, reflecting how English absorbed vocabulary from neighboring cultures.
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