stayer
Britishnoun
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a person or thing that stays
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informal
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a persistent or tenacious person
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horse racing a persistent horse
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Example Sentences
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Favorite and English stayer Deauville Legend was fourth, and Realm of Flowers finished fifth.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2022
“I’m a longtime Trump hotel stayer, way before this transaction.”
From The Verge • Mar. 12, 2019
Of all the former prime ministers, Heath was the stayer, serving the people of Old Bexley and Sidcup from the backbenches for well over a quarter of a century after he left No 10.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2016
Nobody seems to be a stayer; companionship and romance are things to be tried, found wanting, and tugged apart.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 24, 2015
But a good cowboy, or "bronco buster," as he would be termed while engaged in this branch of the business, is a good stayer and keeps his seat.
From Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing by Shields, George O.
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