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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a stalwart person, esp a supporter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Example Sentences

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It is many things: diner stalwart, weeknight hero, cafeteria punchline.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

France is a Paralympic Games stalwart, having been part of every Winter Games since the first edition in 1976 and also hosting the 2024 Summer Games.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“This is in essence a scarlet-letter designation for Anthropic that puts this AI stalwart in the same category as the Chinese tech player Huawei in the U.S.,”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

The 37-year-old Treinen, who’s been on all three of the Dodgers’ recent World Series teams and was a stalwart in the 2024 postseason, struggled last season, going 1-5 with a 9.64 ERA in September.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Maybe he’d given up and now just saw me as a good, stalwart friend—a girl with an air-conditioned Saab who’d drive him around when he needed it.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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