Definition

Noun: - A person who walks or behaves in an arrogant, confident, and often showy manner: A swaggerer is someone who displays excessive pride or self-confidence, typically evident in their way of walking or speaking.

Usage

The term "swaggerer" is used to describe a person whose demeanor is boastful and overly self-assured. It carries a negative connotation, implying that the confidence is unwarranted or off-putting. It is a somewhat formal or literary term.

Examples

• The young nobleman entered the room like a swaggerer, looking down on everyone present.
• He was known in the town as a braggart and a swaggerer, always talking about his imaginary exploits.
• The critic described the character not as a hero, but as a mere swaggerer with no real substance.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a swaggerer": To habitually act in an arrogant, swaggering manner.
  • Despite his lack of experience, he carried himself like a swaggerer, which annoyed his colleagues.

Variants and Related Words

• Swagger (verb/noun): To walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant way; the act or style of such walking or behavior.
  • He swaggered into the meeting as if he owned the place.
• Swaggering (adjective): Describing a proud and confident, often arrogant, manner.
  • His swaggering attitude made him few friends.

Synonyms

• Braggart: A person who boasts about achievements or possessions.
• Blowhard: A boastful or pompous person.
• Strutter: A person who walks in a proud, stiff way.

Antonyms

• Modest person: A person who is unassuming in the estimation of their abilities.
• Wallflower: A person who remains on the sidelines of social activity due to shyness.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Full of swagger": Behaving with excessive confidence or arrogance.
  • The team was full of swagger after their unexpected victory.
• "To cut a swaggering figure": To present oneself in a conspicuously arrogant or dashing manner.
  • In his new uniform, he cut a swaggering figure through the camp.

Noun

1. someone who walks in an arrogant manner