Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Confidence, pride.

    Selbstbewusstsein, Stolz

    самоуве́ренностьsamouvérennostʹ, уве́ренность в себе́uvérennostʹ v sebé

  2. (countable, uncountable)A bold or arrogant strut.

    Stolzieren

    самоуве́ренная похо́дкаsamouvérennaja poxódka, самодово́льная похо́дкаsamodovólʹnaja poxódka

  3. (countable, uncountable)A prideful boasting or bragging.

    Angeberei, Prahlerei, Großtuerei

    хвастовство́xvastovstvó

  4. (Australia, New Zealand, historical)Someone carrying a swag; a swagman.

More definitions
  • an itinerant Australian laborer who carries their personal belongings in a bundle as they travels around in search of work
  • a proud stiff pompous gait

Examples

4 sentences
  1. He swaggers whenever he's near women.

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  2. The speaker swaggered into the lecture hall.

    ruДокладчик помпезно вошел в конференц-зал.

    deDer Redner betrat pompös den Konferenzraum.

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  3. Who said you can swagger around like that just because you're one year ahead of me?

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  4. He is swaggering.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
confidence, pride:
bold or arrogant strut:
prideful boasting or bragging:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
confidence, pride:
bold or arrogant strut:
prideful boasting or bragging:

Origin

A frequentative form of swag (“to sway”), first attested in A Midsummer Night's Dream (159

A frequentative form of swag (“to sway”), first attested in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595), see quotations.

From swag + -er.

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Forms

plural: swaggers
Singularswagger
Pluralswaggers

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an itinerant Australian laborer who carries their personal belongings in a bundle as they travels around in search of work:swaggie
  • a proud stiff pompous gait:strutprance

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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