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From Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra (“to push, stagger”). Cognate with dialectal Danish stagre.

An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion. 7 October 2012, Paolo Bandini in The Guardian, Denver Broncos 21 New England Patriots 31 - as it happened Put down the rosary beads folks, I believe hell may just have frozen over. Peyton Manning drops back, sees nothing open and runs for a first down. If you can call that running. More like the sta
A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden falling. parasitic staggers
Bewilderment; perplexity.
The spacing out of various actions over time. 19 April 2016, Rachel Roddy in The Guardian, Rachel Roddy’s Roman spring vegetable stew recipe I don’t include cured pork, although it is very nice, and rather than putting everything in the pan at once I prefer a stagger of ingredients, which ensures each one gets the right amount of time.
The difference in circumference between the left and right tires on a racing vehicle. It is used on oval tracks to make the car turn better in the corners.
The horizontal positioning of a biplane, triplane, or multiplane's wings in relation to one another.

intransitive In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter. She began to stagger across the room.
transitive To cause to reel or totter. The powerful blow of his opponent's fist staggered the boxer.
intransitive To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail. 1708, Joseph Addison, The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation
intransitive To begin to doubt and waver in purposes; to become less confident or determined; to hesitate. He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief.
transitive To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock. He will stagger the committee when he presents his report.
transitive To arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median line alternately, as the spokes of a wheel or the rivets of a boiler seam.
transitive To arrange similar objects such that each is ahead or above and to one side of the next. We will stagger the starting positions for the race on the oval track.
transitive To schedule in intervals or at different times. We will stagger the run so the faster runners can go first, then the joggers.

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From stag + -er.

UK One who attends a stag night. Tallinn no longer takes pride in the title of 'favourite destination of British staggers'.