All 7 Uses

swagger
in
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
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The SS officer stands alongside, tapping his foot impatiently, slapping his thigh with his swagger stick.†
p. 19.9

swagger = walk and behave in a highly confident manner
He takes clear delight in swaggering up and down the rows of men.
p. 56.8 *

swaggering = walking in a highly confident manner
"You owe me, Tatowierer:" The smirk is back as he fondles his swagger stick.†
p. 84.8

swagger = walk and behave in a highly confident manner
He sits tapping his tall leather boot with his swagger stick.†
p. 100.2
In a flash, the swagger stick hurtles through the air and strikes Cilka's hand.†
p. 100.3
With his other hand, he continues to hit his leg firmly with his swagger stick.†
p. 100.5
They are denied their meager food rations; they might be flogged: sometimes it's just the one blow with a rifle butt or swagger stick, but at other times they are beaten savagely while their fellow prisoners are forced to look on.†
p. 196.1

Definitions:

(1) (swagger)
walk or behave in a highly confident or proud manner -- often arrogant and sometimes to impress or intimidate others

Swagger is often used to imply that someone moves or behaves as though they are so strong and capable as to be above physical fear. Such people are often portrayed on television as gang members or cowboys.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)