Swag"ger (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swaggered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Swaggering.] [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.
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Swag"ger, v. t.
To bully. [R.] Swift.
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Swag"ger, n.
The act or manner of a swaggerer.
He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us.
W. Irving.
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Swag"ger (?), n.
A swagman. [Australia]
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