rodomont

& a. [Fr., from Ital. Rodomontė.] [RODOMONTADE.] A. As subst.: A vain boaster, a braggart, a bully. "St. Jude argues with the rodomonts of his time."Boyle: Works , ii. 274. B. As adj .: Boasting, boastful, bombastic, braggart.