stalwart
One who has a strong buildOne who has a strong build.
» He was a stalwart defender of the role of philosophy in education.
Он был ярым защитником роли философии в образовании.
Meaning
3 sensesOne who has a strong build.
One who firmly supports a cause.
Standhafter, Getreuer, unerschütterlicher Anhänger
One who is dependable.
The party's staunchest stalwarts constitute the President's redoubtable bulwark against the latter bribery accusations.
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- a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
Examples
1 sentencesHe was a stalwart defender of the role of philosophy in education.
ruОн был ярым защитником роли философии в образовании.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Scots stalwart under the influence of Walter Scott, displacing earlier stalwBorrowed from Scots stalwart under the influence of Walter Scott, displacing earlier stalworth, wherewith it forms a doublet. From Middle English stal-worth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”), probably from staþol (“establishment; foundation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”)) or stǣl (“place; condition, stead”) + -wierþe (“able to, capable of”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)).
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