stalwart
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Firmly or solidly built.
- Courageous.
- Determined; staunch.
Noun
- One who has a strong build.
- One who firmly supports a cause.
- One who is dependable.
- A member of the former Stalwarts Republican party of the United States during the Gilded Age.
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