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.

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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.

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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

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

The son of a storied Republican president, Michael Reagan, who recently died, was memorialized as a stalwart supporter of his father’s legacy.

From Los Angeles Times

Of all the figures Ms. Stalnaker discusses, Deffand was the most stalwart in facing oblivion—she was a childless woman who had published nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leicester Tigers stalwart Dan Cole will leave the club after 18 years due to personal reasons.

From BBC

USC was without stalwart left tackle, Elijah Paige, for half the season.

From Los Angeles Times

The software sector, once a stalwart on Wall Street, has been whipsawed over the past few years.

From Barron's

Related Words

• dependable
• fearless
• indomitable
• intrepid
• redoubtable
• staunch
• stout
• tenacious
• vigorous