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stater

noun
sta·​ter | \ ˈstā-tər How to pronounce stater (audio) , stä-ˈter How to pronounce stater (audio) \

Definition of stater

: an ancient gold or silver coin of the Greek city-states

Examples of stater in a Sentence

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Sophomore Marque Collins is the only returning stater on the back line. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Scouting report: Weber State at Aztecs," 27 Aug. 2019 Nike had little to fear from red-staters calling for boycotts. The Economist, "Big business is beginning to accept broader social responsibilities," 22 Aug. 2019 Out-of-staters also bring the benefit of geographic diversity to a campus, a factor that many institutions are increasingly cognizant of. Teghan Simonton, USA Today, "College recruiters aggressively go after out-of-state kids," 19 Aug. 2019 There's plenty of room for out-of-staters, too, like Jake Guentzel and Jason Zucker, all representing teams Bic, Walser, RBC, Velocity, TRIA and Tradition. Michael Blinn, SI.com, "NHLer-Laden Da Beauty League Returns for Third Season of Summer Hockey," 12 July 2018 But winner Patrick Morissey — who grew up in New Jersey and once ran for Congress there — is potentially vulnerable to being viewed as an out-of-stater versus Democrat Joe Manchin. Chuck Todd, NBC News, "It was a tough primary night for D.C. 'insiders' — specifically, members of Congress," 9 May 2018 Otherwise, these out-of-staters risk being charged criminally if stopped by police and searched. Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, "Teen missing from Elmwood, JPSO says," 30 Apr. 2018 McThay, 32, was a Florida all-stater in high school who played at Lamar University. David Woods, Indianapolis Star, "Jerald Gillens-Butler's journey from homeless to Hinkle," 15 Feb. 2018 Indiana’s Joe Donnelly and North Dakota’s Heidi Heitkamp, also red-staters facing tough reelections, urged him not to quit, and Manchin, who was also inspired by the bipartisan deal to reopen the government on Monday, listened. Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, "Senator Joe Manchin Reportedly Hates Senate, Had to Be Pulled Back From Retirement," 23 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of stater

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for stater

Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek statēr, literally, a unit of weight, from histanai to cause to stand, weigh — more at stand

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