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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stal•wart /ˈstɔlwɚt/USA pronunciation adj. - strong and sturdy.
- brave;
valiant. - firm;
steadfast:a stalwart believer in Marxism.
n. [countable] - a physically stalwart person.
- Governmentone who steadily and firmly believes in a cause:party stalwarts.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stal•wart (stôl′wərt),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
n. - a physically stalwart person.
- Governmenta steadfast or uncompromising partisan:They counted on the party stalwarts for support in the off-year campaigns.
- 1325–75; Middle English (Scots), variant of stalward, earlier stalwurthe; see stalworth
- American History, Governmenta conservative Republican in the 1870s and 1880s, esp. one opposed to civil service and other reforms during the administrations of presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and James A. Garfield.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stalwart /ˈstɔːlwət/ adj - strong and sturdy; robust
- solid, dependable, and courageous: stalwart citizens
- resolute and firm
n - a stalwart person, esp a supporter
Etymology: Old English stǣlwirthe serviceable, from stǣl, shortened from stathol support + wierthe worth1ˈstalwartly adv ˈstalwartness n |