Definitions for upholder
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•holdʌpˈhoʊld(v.t.)-held, -hold•ing.
to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism.
to keep up or keep from sinking; support.
to lift upward; raise.
Origin of uphold:
1175–1225
up•hold′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
upholder, maintainer, sustainer(noun)
someone who upholds or maintains
"firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"
Wiktionary
upholder(Noun)
someone who upholds something
upholder(Noun)
a dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholdster
Webster Dictionary
Upholder(noun)
a broker or auctioneer; a tradesman
Upholder(noun)
an undertaker, or provider for funerals
Upholder(noun)
an upholsterer
Upholder(noun)
one who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer
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