15 September 2015

stalwart

[stawl-wert]

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.
noun
4. a physically stalwart person.
5. a steadfast or uncompromising partisan:
They counted on the party stalwarts for support in the off-year campaigns.

Origin of stalwart

Middle English
1325-1375; Middle English (Scots), variant of stalward, earlier stalwurthe; see stalworth

Related forms
stalwartly, adverb
stalwartness, noun
Stalwart
[stawl-wert]

Spell Syllables
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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Examples from the Web for stalwart

Contemporary Examples

He is stalwart and indefatigable in the service of the principles he holds dear.
Quit Redefining Conservatism
Christopher Buckley
February 18, 2010

With the area now on the mend, we paid these stalwart souls a visit, dressed up in the best of the New York collections.
Rihanna To Show In London; Karlie Kloss Wants To Go To Harvard
The Fashion Beast Team
January 16, 2013

The specter of this virus fills some of our most stalwart souls with unreasoning dread even when it is no immediate threat.
Ebola Nurses Are As Brave As Soldiers
Michael Daly
October 16, 2014

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Today’s quote

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

– Mahatma Gandhi

On this day

15 September – International Day of Democracy.

15 September 1254 – birth of Marco Polo, Italian explorer. Died 9 January 1324.