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stalwart

1 American  
[stawl-wert] / ˈstɔl wərt /

adjective

  1. strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust.

  2. strong and brave; valiant.

    a stalwart knight.

  3. 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.
Stalwart 2 American  
[stawl-wert] / ˈstɔl wərt /

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.

stalwart British  
/ ˈstɔːlwət /

adjective

  1. strong and sturdy; robust

  2. solid, dependable, and courageous

    stalwart citizens

  3. resolute and firm

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noun

  1. a stalwart person, esp a supporter

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Other Word Forms

  • stalwartly adverb
  • stalwartness noun

Etymology

Origin of stalwart

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

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