stalwart

[ stawl-wert ]
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adjective
  1. strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust.

  2. strong and brave; valiant: a stalwart knight.

  1. firm, steadfast, or uncompromising: a stalwart supporter of the U.N.

noun
  1. a physically stalwart person.

  2. a steadfast or uncompromising partisan: They counted on the party stalwarts for support in the off-year campaigns.

Origin of stalwart

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English (Scots), variant of stalward, earlier stalwurthe; see stalworth

Other words from stalwart

  • stal·wart·ly, adverb
  • stal·wart·ness, noun

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Stalwart
[ stawl-wert ]

noun
  1. a conservative Republican in the 1870s and 1880s, especially one opposed to civil service and other reforms during the administrations of presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and James A. Garfield.

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British Dictionary definitions for stalwart

stalwart

/ (ˈstɔːlwət) /


adjective
  1. strong and sturdy; robust

  2. solid, dependable, and courageous: stalwart citizens

  1. resolute and firm

noun
  1. a stalwart person, esp a supporter

Origin of stalwart

1
Old English stǣlwirthe serviceable, from stǣl, shortened from stathol support + wierthe worth 1

Derived forms of stalwart

  • stalwartly, adverb
  • stalwartness, noun

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