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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt);
[syn: loyalist, stalwart]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships;
- Example: "hardy explorers of northern Canada"
- Example: "proud of her tall stalwart son"
- Example: "stout seamen"
- Example: "sturdy young athletes"
[syn: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy]

2. dependable;
- Example: "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"
- Example: "a stalwart supporter of the UN"
- Example: "stout hearts"
[syn: stalwart, stout]

3. used especially of persons;
- Example: "a stalwart knight"
- Example: "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"
[syn: stalwart, stouthearted]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stalwart \Stal"wart\ (st[o^]l"w[~e]rt or st[add]l"-; 277),
Stalworth \Stal"worth\ (-w[~e]rth), a. [OE. stalworth, AS.
   staelwyr[eth] serviceable, probably originally, good at
   stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards
   extended to other causes of estimation. See Steal, v. t.,
   Worth, a.]
   Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent. "A
   stalwart tiller of the soil." --Prof. Wilson.
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         Fair man he was and wise, stalworth and bold. --R. of
                                                  Brunne.
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   Note: Stalworth is now disused, or but little used, stalwart
         having taken its place.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stalwart
    adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or
           hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud
           of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young
           athletes" [syn: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy]
    2: dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart
       supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: stalwart,
       stout]
    3: used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a
       stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"
       [syn: stalwart, stouthearted]
    n 1: a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in
         times of revolt) [syn: loyalist, stalwart]