stalwart

Adjective

• used especially of persons
  • a stalwart knight
    
  • a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army
    

• dependable
  • the stalwart citizens at Lexington
    
  • a stalwart supporter of the UN
    
  • stout hearts
    

• having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
  • hardy explorers of northern Canada
    
  • proud of her tall stalwart son
    
  • stout seamen
    
  • sturdy young athletes
    

Noun

• a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  stouthearted , stout , hardy , sturdy , loyalist