gasconader

English

Etymology

gasconade +‎ -er

Noun

gasconader (plural gasconaders)

(obsolete) A great boaster; a blusterer.
- 1870 November, Justin McCarthy, “Lady Judith: A Tale of Two Continents. Chapter VII”, in The Galaxy, volume 10, number 5, page 594:
  “All this is play-acting,” Angelo said to himself; “this is a cool strong man playing the part of a gasconader and a fribble […] ”

Further reading

“gasconader”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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