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Upholder

Upholder Meaning & Definition
Upholder Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Upholder?

[n] someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Upholder: maintainer | sustainer

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See Also | admirer | booster | champion | friend | protagonist | supporter

Upholder In Webster's Dictionary

\Up*hold"er\, n. [Up + holder. Cf. {Upholsterer}.] 1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. [Obs.] 2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. [Obs.] The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. --Gay. 3. An upholsterer. [Obs.] 4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.

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