stagger
[ stag-er ]
/ ˈstæg ər /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
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Origin of stagger
First recorded in 1520–30; earlier stacker “to reel,” Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra “to reel,” equivalent to stak(a) “to stagger” + -ra frequentative suffix
synonym study for stagger
1. Stagger, reel, totter suggest an unsteady manner of walking. To stagger is successively to lose and regain one's equilibrium and the ability to maintain one's direction: to stagger with exhaustion, a heavy load, or intoxication. To reel is to sway dizzily and be in imminent danger of falling: to reel when faint with hunger. To totter is to move in a shaky, uncertain, faltering manner and suggests the immediate likelihood of falling from weakness or feebleness: An old man tottered along with a cane.
OTHER WORDS FROM stagger
stag·ger·er, nounoutstagger, verb (used with object)un·stag·gered, adjectiveWords nearby stagger
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British Dictionary definitions for stagger
stagger
/ (ˈstæɡə) /
verb
noun
the act or an instance of staggering
a staggered arrangement on a biplane, etc
See also staggers
Derived forms of stagger
staggerer, nounWord Origin for stagger
C13 dialect stacker, from Old Norse staka to push
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