miles gloriosus

mi·les glo·ri·o·sus

M0292400 (mē′lās glôr′ē-ō′səs)n. pl. mi·li·tes glo·ri·o·si (mē′lĭ-tās glôr′ē-ō′sē) A bragging and often cowardly soldier, especially as a stock character in comedy.

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[Latin mīles glōriōsus, after Mīles Glōriōsus, , a comedy by Plautus.]

miles gloriosus

(ˈmiːleɪs ˌɡlɔːrɪˈəʊsʊs) n, pl milites gloriosi (ˈmiːlɪˌteɪs ˌɡlɔːrɪˈəʊsaɪ) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy[from the title of a comedy by Plautus]

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miles gloriosus - a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)egoist, egotist, swellhead - a conceited and self-centered person