bloviator
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1850, US, Ohio, as bloviate + -or.[1]
Noun[edit]
bloviator (plural bloviators)
- One who habitually bloviates; a pompous, opinionated, typically voluble commentator.
- 1850, Rep. Deb. & Proc. Convent. for Revision Constit. State of Ohio (1851) 642/1:[1]
- When the bloviators attempt to disturb the proceedings of this Convention, they will be allowed to proceed without any further or more particular notice.
- 1850, Rep. Deb. & Proc. Convent. for Revision Constit. State of Ohio (1851) 642/1:[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “In Defense of Harding the Bloviator”, Ben Zimmer, Word Routes: Exploring the Pathways of our Lexicon, July 29, 2010