swasher
1Swasher — Swash er, n. One who makes a blustering show of valor or force of arms. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
2swasher — noun Date: 1580 swashbuckler …
3swasher — swash·er …
4swasher — ˈswäshə(r), wȯsh noun ( s) Etymology: swash (II) + er : swashbuckler …
5Swash — Swash, n. 1. Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water. [1913 Webster] 2. A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes. [1913… …
6Swashbuckler — or swasher is a term that developed in the 16th century [ Oxford English Dictionary notes a first usage in 1560.] to describe rough, noisy and boastful swordsmen. It is based on a fighting style using a side sword with a buckler in the off hand,… …
7swashbuckler — /swosh buk leuhr, swawsh /, n. a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil. Also, swasher. [1550 60; SWASH + BUCKLER] * * * …
8bluff — Synonyms and related words: Herod, abrupt, act, act a part, acting, affable, affect, affectation, aggressive, appearance, approachable, artful dodge, artifice, artless, assume, attitudinizing, bag of tricks, bamboozle, barefaced, bearish, beastly …
9braggart — Synonyms and related words: Captain Bobadil, Gascon, Herod, Narcissus, Scaramouch, Texan, big mouth, blatherskite, blower, blowhard, bluff, bluffer, blusterer, boaster, boastful, boasting, brag, braggadocio, bragging, bravo, bucko, bully,… …
10bully — Synonyms and related words: Antaeus, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles Atlas, Cyclops, Goliath, Hercules, Herod, OK, Polyphemus, Samson, Superman, Tarzan, Titan, ace high, admirable, annoyer, awe, bad, badgerer, bang up, battler, beat down …
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