"stayer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsteɪ.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈsteɪ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: stayers [plural]
Etymology: stay + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stay|er}} stay + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} stayer (plural stayers)
  1. One who, or that which, upholds or supports; a prop.
    Sense id: en-stayer-en-noun-BXLi17Eh
  2. One who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains.
    Sense id: en-stayer-en-noun-NSz4Jkjh
  3. (sports, informal) An athlete, horse, etc. with staying power. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sports Translations (An athlete, horse etc. with staying power): стайер (stajer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), manawaroa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-stayer-en-noun-ZyR0qtVU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 20 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 28 22 50 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'An athlete, horse etc. with staying power': 4 5 91

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for stayer meaning in English (2.2kB)

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