n. [ From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of Priam. ] A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The disposition or the practice of a hector; a bullying. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting. “Hectorly, ruffianlike swaggering or huffing.” Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]