n. One who, or that which, upholds or supports; a prop.
n. One who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains.
n. An athlete, horse, etc. with staying power.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, as in a race.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who supports or upholds; a supporter; a backer.
n. One who or that which stops or restrains.
n. One who stays or remains: as, a stayer at home.
n. One who has sufficient endurance to hold out to the end; a person or an animal of staying qualities, as in racing or any kind of contest; one who does not readily give in through weakness or lack of perseverance.
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n. a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance
Word Usage
"The horse you want is not a pretty, dainty flyer, but a stayer, that is sure and that brings in good money, not big odds, but good money."