ˈstayer

/ ˈsteɪə /

noun

1. a person or thing that stays
2. informal.
   1. a persistent or tenacious person
   2. horse racing a persistent horse

Example Sentences

The banker, knowing he was a stayer, lent him the cash he needed, and so he became a property owner.

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He held down both jobs for 25 years, which proved he was a stayer.

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She was considerate in all things, not wasteful of any thing, a stayer at home, prudent and disposed to seriousness.

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Speaking of brush wolves: The kind of dog needed is a good ranger, extra good cold trailer and an everlasting stayer.

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Human knowledge is relative, not absolute, and the inveterate stayer at home is but a poor judge of his own birthplace.

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