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   stalwart

   /ˈstɔːlwət/

   adjective

   • 1. loyal, reliable, and hard-working: "he remained a stalwart supporter of the cause"
   • ▪ strongly built and sturdy: "he was of stalwart build"

   noun

   • 1. a loyal, reliable, and hard-working supporter of or participant in an organization or team: "the stalwarts of the Labour Party"

   Word Origin late Middle English: Scots variant of obsolete stalworth, from Old English stǣl ‘place’ + weorth ‘worth’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stalwartly adverb
   • 2. stalwartness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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