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stagger 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: stacker 'to stagger' (13-19 centuries), from Old Norse stakra, from staka 'to push']
[I always + adverb/preposition] to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over
-synonym stumble stumble
::He managed to stagger Home.
::She staggered back a step.
::The old man staggered drunkenly to his feet.
[T] to make someone feel very surprised or shocked
-synonym amaze amaze
::What staggered us was the sheer size of her salary.
[I] also stagger on
to continue doing something when you seem to be going to fail and you do not know what will happen
::He staggered on for another two years.
stagger from sth to sth
::The company staggered from one crisis to the next.
[T] to arrange people's working hours, holidays etc so that they do not all begin and end at the same time
::Jim and his wife stagger their work hours so one of them can be at Home with the kids.
[T] to start a race with each runner at a different place on a curved track

UNDERWRITER, insurances (law)


UNDERWRITER, insurances. One who signs a policy of insurance, by which he becomes an insurer. becomes an insurer. 2. By this act he places himself as to his responsibility, in the place 2. By this act he places himself as to his responsibility, in the place of the insured. He may cause a re-insurance (q.v.) to be made for his of the insured. He may cause a re-insurance (q.v.) to be made for his benefit; and it is his duty to act with good faith, and, without quibbling, benefit; and it is his duty to act with good faith, and, without quibbling, to pay all just demands against him for losses. Marsh. Ins. 45, to pay all just demands against him for losses. Marsh. Ins. 45,