STAYER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance

Example:

the horse that won the race is a good stayer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("stayer" is a kind of...):

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

Derivation:

stay (hang on during a trial of endurance)

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