stalwart
IPA: stˈɔɫwɝt
noun
- One who has a strong build.
- One who firmly supports a cause.
- One who is dependable.
- (historical) A member of the former Stalwarts Republican party of the United States during the Gilded Age.
adjective
- Firmly or solidly built.
- Courageous.
- Determined; staunch.
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Examples of "stalwart" in Sentences
- He was a stalwart of the club.
- The boy is healthy and stalwart.
- The good guys are always stalwart and true.
- He was a stalwart of the London Gentlemen's club.
- I also notice the name of the Stalwart has changed.
- He was the head of the conservative stalwart faction.
- He is the son of political stalwart Ganesh Man Singh.
- He was the sort of person the word stalwart was created for.
- He is seen as a stalwart member of both the ANC and the SACP.
- The detective is, of course, assisted by the stalwart Sgt. Duffy.
- He was a stalwart of the London Gentlemen's club the Savage Club.
- John McCain and Lindsay Graham are not known as stalwart opponents to the measure.
- L/Sgt Gartland was described as a "stalwart" of the Infantry Training Centre Medical Team.
- Carole Rothman, artistic director and founder of Second Stage, who in the past was known as a stalwart supporter of female artists said:
- Well done Edwin van der Sar; a Dutchman by birth, qualified to play for England by residency and a long term stalwart of my Fantasy Football teams.
- On Windows computers, your Lifehacker editors use Texter, while the Mac writers run TextExpander (your sole Linux stalwart is tinkering with AutoKey at the moment).
- The stalwart is the latest to be caught up in this book controversies after swimmer Stephanie Rice had been done in byher saucyphotos atafancy dress ball being publicised of her Facebook the other profile
- Gibson's professional career has been plagued by injuries and weight concerns, a disappointment for the former Wisconsin stalwart who was a finalist for the Lombardi Award and Outland trophy, college football's top two awards given to offensive linemen.
- Other conspirators include "Europeans [who] now see global warming as a means of hampering U.S. economic competitiveness" and yes, even Wal-Mart, the conservative stalwart, which is scheming to sell compact fluorescent bulbs rather than the cheaper but less efficient incandescent variety.
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