'staggerer
World English Dictionary
stagger (ˈstæɡə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (usually intr) to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall |
| 2. | (tr) to astound or overwhelm, as with shock: I am staggered by his ruthlessness |
| 3. | (tr) to place or arrange in alternating or overlapping positions or time periods to prevent confusion or congestion: a staggered junction; to stagger holidays |
| 4. | (intr) to falter or hesitate: his courage staggered in the face of the battle |
| 5. | (tr) to set (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one extends beyond that of the other |
| —n | |
| 6. | the act or an instance of staggering |
| 7. | a staggered arrangement on a biplane, etc |
| [C13 dialect stacker, from Old Norse staka to push] | |
| 'staggerer | |
| —n | |
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