gait vs stagger

gait and stagger both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gait	Yes	No	No	No
stagger	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stagger is a hyponym of gait; that is, stagger is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gait:

gait (noun)	stagger (noun)
a person's manner of walking	an unsteady uneven gait
a horse's manner of moving
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

gait (verb)	stagger (verb)
	to arrange in a systematic order
	astound or overwhelm, as with shock
	walk as if unable to control one's movements
	walk with great difficulty