swaggerer
- noun
- /ˈswæɡərər/
- The swaggerer walked into the room with an air of confidence that demanded attention.
Examples
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As a swaggerer, he often exaggerated his stories to impress his friends.
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People started tuning in just to see which Gore would show up: screamer/swaggerer, sigher, or meek.
Blog text (2) -
One minute he's a swaggerer posing as a rich captain; the next, he's a snarling gypsy.
Blog text (6) -
Bullies, swaggerers, insufferable windbags!
Blog text (27) -
"Don Quixote had expected trouble with this one, a swaggerer who towered over the others, and had done childish monkeyshines in the harness jumps to show his courage.
Fiction book (1993) -
Everyone noticed how the swaggerer boasted about his accomplishments at the party.
Synonyms
A person who talks too much and brags about themselves
Someone who behaves to get attention by showing off skills or style
A person who talks a lot about themselves to show off
A person who walks or moves in a smooth, showy way to get attention
A person who shows off to get attention
A vain, talkative person who likes to show off
A person who talks proudly about their success or things they own
A person who talks too proudly about their successes or things they own
A person who shows too much pride after a win and annoys others
A person who boasts in a loud, proud way
A person who behaves proudly and brags about themselves
Someone who walks proudly to show confidence
A person who acts to impress others rather than show true feelings
A person who brags loudly to get attention
A person who speaks loudly and brags, often saying things they should not
A person who often brags about what they have done in a proud way
A person who brags a lot and tells stories that are not true
A person who shows off things like money or clothes to impress others
A person who is too proud and thinks they know more than others
How Arrogant
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Swaggerer comes from the idea of walking with a big, swinging step, like the simple word sway 'to move side to side'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture someone who walks with a proud, swinging stride and shows off, which is why a swaggerer is a boastful, very confident person.