stagger

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an unsteady uneven gait
  2. verb walk as if unable to control one's movements
  3. verb walk with great difficulty

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

lurch, stumble

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