stalwart
adjective/ˈstɔlwərt/
Frequency rank: #14,261 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Strongly built, loyal, and hardworking; dependably steadfast.
Example sentence
The organization relied on its most stalwart members to keep things running during the crisis.
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