swagger

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

A man who swaggers about London clubs. Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. [ 1913 Webster ]

What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. Colier. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bully. [ R. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or manner of a swaggerer. [ 1913 Webster ]

He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A swagman. [ Australia ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]