stalwart : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stalwart	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for stalwart
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stalwart adj 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" Synonym(s): hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" Synonym(s): stalwart, stout used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army" Synonym(s): stalwart, stouthearted n a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) Synonym(s): loyalist, stalwart
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stalwart \Stal"wart\, Stalworth \Stal"worth\, a. [OE. stalworth, AS. st[91]lwyr[eb] 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. [bd]A stalwart tiller of the soil.[b8] --Prof. Wilson. Fair man be was and wise, stalworth and bold. --R. of Brunne. Note: Stalworth is now disused, or bur little used, stalwart having taken its place.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Stalwart, MI Zip code(s): 49789