staunch supporter
a dependable ally
TRANSLATION
staunch supporter = ein/eine zuverlässiger/zuverlässige Befürworter/Befürworterin staunch = standhaft, zuverlässig staunch (verb) = etwas eindämmen, stillen (Blutung) --- GOOGLE INDEX staunch supporter: approximately 500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
She said her two sons are among her STAUNCHEST SUPPORTERS.
(Los Angeles Times)
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Nick Clegg told MPs that he was a STAUNCH SUPPORTER of the high-speed rail plan to link London with the Midlands, and cities in northern England, in two stages.
(BBC News)
(Los Angeles Times)
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Nick Clegg told MPs that he was a STAUNCH SUPPORTER of the high-speed rail plan to link London with the Midlands, and cities in northern England, in two stages.
(BBC News)
Did you
know?
staunch
adjective
- strongly loyal to a person, organization, or set of beliefs or opinions
verb
- to stop something from continuing
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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The adjective staunch is an early 15th century word stemming from the Vulgar Latin "stanticare" (water-tight) by way of the Old French "estanche" and Modern French "étanche." The Latin is also the root of the Spanish estanco (water-tight) and the Italian "stanco" (exhausted, weary).
The connection to the sense of water-tight gave rise to the verb "staunch", meaning to stop the flow of a liquid, and in a more general sense to stop anything from continuing. However, most English language usage books suggest using "stanch" (without the "u") for the verb form, although both are correct.
To understand the modern sense of the adjective, think of the Latin root "stanticare" which ultimately comes from "stans," the present participle of "stare" which means to stand. To be staunch therefore means to stand firm, stand one's ground and be true to one's principles. You can be a staunch supporter of a person, an organization, an opinion or a particular position.
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SYNONYMS
(staunch)
ardent, faithful, firm, loyal, reliable, stalwart, steadfast, stout, tried-and-true, true
(supporter)
advocate, ally, booster, defender, proponent
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I was lucky to have many staunch supporters during my business career."
adjective
- strongly loyal to a person, organization, or set of beliefs or opinions
verb
- to stop something from continuing
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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The adjective staunch is an early 15th century word stemming from the Vulgar Latin "stanticare" (water-tight) by way of the Old French "estanche" and Modern French "étanche." The Latin is also the root of the Spanish estanco (water-tight) and the Italian "stanco" (exhausted, weary).
The connection to the sense of water-tight gave rise to the verb "staunch", meaning to stop the flow of a liquid, and in a more general sense to stop anything from continuing. However, most English language usage books suggest using "stanch" (without the "u") for the verb form, although both are correct.
To understand the modern sense of the adjective, think of the Latin root "stanticare" which ultimately comes from "stans," the present participle of "stare" which means to stand. To be staunch therefore means to stand firm, stand one's ground and be true to one's principles. You can be a staunch supporter of a person, an organization, an opinion or a particular position.
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SYNONYMS
(staunch)
ardent, faithful, firm, loyal, reliable, stalwart, steadfast, stout, tried-and-true, true
(supporter)
advocate, ally, booster, defender, proponent
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I was lucky to have many staunch supporters during my business career."
