stalwart

stalwart
[[t]stɔ͟ːlwə(r)t[/t]]
stalwarts
1) N-COUNT: usu with supp A stalwart is a loyal worker or supporter of an organization, especially a political party.

His free-trade policies aroused suspicion among Tory stalwarts...

Moving to Germany, he became a stalwart of the revered Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra.

2) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n A stalwart supporter or worker is loyal, steady, and completely reliable.

...a stalwart supporter of the colonial government...

The stalwart volunteers marched in this morning ready to go to work.

3) ADJ: ADJ n A stalwart man is strong. [LITERARY or OLD-FASHIONED]

I knew I was never in any danger with my stalwart bodyguard around me.


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