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Meanings of swaggie in English

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An itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work.

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Examples for "swagger"
Examples for "swagger"
1
It brings a certain credibility, authority and a confident swagger to proceedings.
BBC
2
His manner was changed; there was something of a swagger in it.
In a glass darkly
3
Morrison, playing with an increasing swagger, soon took control of the match.
The Guardian
4
Men who make money rarely saunter; men who save money rarely swagger.
"My Novel" — Volume 11
5
When the pair returned the deputy seemed to have lost his swagger.
The High School Boys in Summer Camp
1
This softened the heart and loosed the tongue of the old swagman.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
2
The existence of the swagman is the happiest vagrant's life in the world.
Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
3
The swagman dodged and parried, and soon put in a swinging blow on the left temple.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
4
I bore on my back my swagman's blanket.
Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
5
A valid claim to satisfaction was thus established, and the swagman showed a disposition to enforce it.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...