SWAGGERS

Noun

swaggers

plural of swagger

Source: Wiktionary


SWAGGER

Swag"ger, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swaggered; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaggering.] Etym: [Freq. of swag.]

1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. A man who swaggers about London clubs. Beaconsfield.

2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! Arbuthnot. To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. Colier.

Swag"ger, v. t.

Definition: To bully. [R.] Swift.

Swag"ger, n.

Definition: The act or manner of a swaggerer. He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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