Usually means: Boastful soldier in classical comedy.
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  1. miles gloriosus: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. miles gloriosus: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. miles gloriosus: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. miles gloriosus: Collins English Dictionary
  5. miles gloriosus: Vocabulary.com
  6. Miles Gloriosus, miles gloriosus: Wiktionary
  7. miles gloriosus: Dictionary.com
  8. Miles Gloriosus (play), Miles Gloriosus, Miles gloriosus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. miles gloriosus: Rhymezone
  10. miles gloriosus: Free Dictionary
  11. miles gloriosus: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. miles gloriosus: Dictionary/thesaurus

(Note: See milites_gloriosi as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Miles Gloriosus)

noun:  (literary, performing arts) A standard character in ancient comedy and in modern comedy depicting ancient military figures: the bravado-filled, self-important, swaggering soldier.
noun:  Alternative form of miles gloriosus [(literary, performing arts) A standard character in ancient comedy and in modern comedy depicting ancient military figures: the bravado-filled, self-important, swaggering soldier.]

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