noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who staggers.
2. 2
   someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall wordnet
3. 3
   Something astounding; a great mystery. informal

   "It's a real staggerer how he got out of the window and onto the roof while sleepwalking."

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

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"It's a real staggerer how he got out of the window and onto the roof while sleepwalking."

Etymology

From stagger + -er.

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