Definition of "stayer" [stay•er]

• One who, or that which, upholds or supports; a prop. (noun)
• One who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains. (noun)
• An athlete, horse, etc. with staying power. (noun)

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• "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."
• "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."
• "Many eyed Fred hopefully; for the word had gone around that upon him Riverport must depend to wrest victory from the grasp of that tall runner, Boggs, who was said to be a tremendous "stayer," and as speedy almost as Colon himself."