Stayer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stayer \Stay"er\ (st[=a]"[~e]r), 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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stayer
       n : a person or other animal having powers of endurance or
           perseverance; "the horse that won the race is a good
           stayer"