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.

Words nearby stalwart

stall-feed, stallage, stallholder, stalling angle, stallion, stalwart, stalworth, stamba, stambul, stamen, stamen blight

Origin of stalwart

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

OTHER WORDS FROM stalwart

stal·wart·ly, adverbstal·wart·ness, noun

Definition 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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Examples from the Web for stalwart

The specter of this virus fills some of our most stalwart souls with unreasoning dread even when it is no immediate threat.
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We are left with stalwart genres (action, rom com) and classic roles (prude, seductress, jock, backstory-less best friend).
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Ellison, a stalwart progressive, was the first Muslim-American elected to Congress.
Even Left-Wing Politicians Can’t Quit Israel|Tim Mak|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the Stalwart vanguard reached the perimeter, their ranks broke in confusion.
The GOP’s Last Identity Crisis Remade U.S. Politics|Michael Wolraich|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Without presidential intervention, the committee would certainly authenticate the Stalwart delegation.
The GOP’s Last Identity Crisis Remade U.S. Politics|Michael Wolraich|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That bedridden old lady there had a stalwart son, who was now the owner of the Helpholme pastures.
The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne|Anthony Trollope
Not many days after, came to court eight stalwart men riding upon bulls, the father and seven sons.
Landholding In England|Joseph Fisher
He is the most stalwart knight in this country, and has no equal among us.
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This led to a personal attack upon the stalwart commander, and the Pacha was knocked into the mud in the street.
Asiatic Breezes|Oliver Optic
At intervals the stalwart figure of a man towered above the rest, mounted high on a camel or an elephant.
Guy in the Jungle|William Murray Graydon

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, noun

Word Origin for stalwart

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

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stalwart

adjective

noun

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Origin of stalwart

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Definition for stalwart (2 of 2)

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for stalwart

adjective

noun

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Word Origin for stalwart