miles gloriosus

[mee-li-teyz glawr-ee-oh-see, glohr-]

plural noun, singular mi·les glo·ri·o·sus [mee-leyz glawr-ee-oh-suhs, glohr-] . Latin.

(especially as stock characters in comic literature) bragging soldiers.

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miles gloriosus (ˈmiːleɪs ˌɡlɔːrɪˈəʊsʊs)

—n , pl milites gloriosi
	a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy

[from the title of a comedy by Plautus]

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