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Swashbuckler
The noun Swashbuckler appears in English in the mid-16th century. A swashbuckler is a swaggering braggart.
Swashbuckler is a compound of swash and buckler. To swash is to swing a blade through the air and strike a target. A swash is one who swashes. A buckler is a small shield. A swashbuckler swaggers about striking his shield with his sword.