move in a feeble or unsteady way

a hunched figure was tottering down the path

(of a structure) shake or sway as if about to collapse

the building began to totter and then the roof gave way

a feeble or unsteady gait

a person who makes a living by salvaging saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps

Coney Street in York was a totter's paradise on Tuesday morning