单词 | bloviator |
释义 | bloviatorn. U.S. A person who bloviates; a pundit. ΚΠ 1850 in Rep. Deb. & Proc. Convent. for Revision Constit. State of Ohio (1851) 642/1 When the bloviators attempt to disturb the proceedings of this Convention, they will be allowed to proceed without any further or more particular notice. 1872 N.Y. Times 25 Aug. 3 The Times has fought [printed fouget] the Tammany Ring too long and vigorously to be afraid of chickadee bloviators of the Kilpatrick school. 1972 San Francisco Chron. 9 Nov. 61 The greatest bloviator of our time unfortunately dropped out of the campaign at an early date. 2002 Chicago Tribune 13 Jan. i. 18/2 This president seems to draw his strength not from whether the public or the Beltway bloviators like him, but from whether he thinks he's doing his job right. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1850 |
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