staggerer

stag·ger

S0695300 (stăg′ər)v. stag·gered, stag·ger·ing, stag·gers v.intr. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter. See Synonyms at blunder.v.tr.1. To cause to totter, sway, or reel: The blow staggered him.2. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm: a teacher staggered by a former student's accomplishments; a company staggered by increases in energy costs.3. To place on or as if on alternating sides of a center line; set in a zigzag row or rows: theater seats that were staggered for clear viewing.4. To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods: staggered the nurses' shifts.5. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.6. Sports To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.n.1. A tottering, swaying, or reeling motion.2. A staggered pattern, arrangement, or order.3. staggers(used with a sing. verb) Any of various diseases in animals, especially horses, cattle, or other domestic animals, that are characterized by a lack of coordination in moving, a staggering gait, and frequent falling.

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[Alteration of Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka, to push.]

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stag′ger·er n.stag′ger·y adj.

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staggerer - someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fallreeler, tottererpedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot