ever-present

ever-present (comparative more ever-present, superlative most ever-present)

1. Always present; always there

   Synonyms: ubiquitous, omnipresent

   She arrived a bit late, her ever-present briefcase in tow.

   • 1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 15, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:

     His days were spent at his linotype, where he refreshed himself occasionally from an ever-present gallon jug of cherry wine.

ever-present (plural ever-presents)

1. (British, sports) An athlete who is present in every contest.

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• perseverent