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
Like keirin races at the Olympics, the derny and stayer formats involve individuals racing behind motorised bikes that provide big slipstreams, enabling the riders to reach high speeds for flying final laps.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2015
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
No longer the boys, With their music and noise, Demand your election as mayor; Such a milk-wagon hack Has no place on the track When his rival's a thoroughbred stayer.
From Hoosier Lyrics by Field, Eugene
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