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stalwart
[ stawl-wert ]
/ ˈstɔl wərt /
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adjective
strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust.
strong and brave; valiant: a stalwart knight.
firm, steadfast, or uncompromising: a stalwart supporter of the U.N.
noun
a physically stalwart person.
a steadfast or uncompromising partisan: They counted on the party stalwarts for support in the off-year campaigns.
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Origin of stalwart
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English (Scots), variant of stalward, earlier stalwurthe; see stalworth
OTHER WORDS FROM stalwart
stal·wart·ly, adverbstal·wart·ness, nounWords nearby stalwart
stall-fed, stall-feed, stallholder, stalling angle, stallion, stalwart, stalworth, stamba, Stambul, stamen, stamen blight
Other definitions for stalwart (2 of 2)
Stalwart
[ stawl-wert ]
/ ˈstɔl wərt /
noun
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
strong and sturdy; robust
solid, dependable, and courageousstalwart citizens
resolute and firm
noun
a stalwart person, esp a supporter
Derived forms of stalwart
stalwartly, adverbstalwartness, nounWord Origin for stalwart
Old English stǣlwirthe serviceable, from stǣl, shortened from stathol support + wierthe worth 1
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