"stayer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsteɪ.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈsteɪ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: stayers [plural]
Etymology: From 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 Translations (An athlete, horse etc. with staying power): стайер (stajer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), manawaroa (Māori)
    Sense id: en-stayer-en-noun-ZyR0qtVU Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Māori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 25 23 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 24 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 21 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 17 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 25 23 53 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'An athlete, horse etc. with staying power': 4 4 93

Inflected forms

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