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Webster 1913 Edition

Swagger

Swag′ger

,
Verb.
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.

Swag′ger

,
Verb.
T.
To bully.
[R.]
Swift.

Swag′ger

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

Webster 1828 Edition

Swagger

SWAG'GER

,
Verb.
I.
To bluster; to bully; to boast or brag noisily; to be tumultuously proud.
What a pleasure it is to swagger at the bar.
To be great is not to swagger at our footmen.

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