Definitions for upholder
up·hold·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. upholder, maintainer, sustainernoun

   someone who upholds or maintains

   "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. upholdernoun

   someone who upholds something

2. upholdernoun

   a dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholdster

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Upholdernoun

   Etymology: from uphold.

   1. A supporter.

   Suppose then Atlas ne’er so wise:
   Yet when the weight of kingdom lies
   Too long upon his single shoulders,
   Sink down he must, or find upholders. Jonathan Swift.

   2. A sustainer in being.

   The knowledge thereof is so many manuductions to the knowledge and admiration of the infinite wisdom of the creator and upholder of them. Matthew Hale.

   3. An undertaker; one who provides for funerals.

   The company of upholders have a right upon the bodies of the subjects. Arbuthnot.

   Where the brass knocker wrapt in flannel band,
   Forbids the thunder of the footman’s hand;
   Th’ upholder, rueful harbinger of death,
   Waits with impatience for the dying breath. John Gay.

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1. upholder

   An upholder is a person who maintains, supports, or defends a particular principle, law, or point of view. They are often seen as a protector or advocate, especially in the context of moral or ethical standards. An upholder could also refer to a person who sustains or preserves an established institution or system.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Upholdernoun

   a broker or auctioneer; a tradesman

2. Upholdernoun

   an undertaker, or provider for funerals

3. Upholdernoun

   an upholsterer

4. Upholdernoun

   one who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. upholder

   a frippery Who in the 1360s put up wall hangings He put them up and held them there up and hold. Upholder Like the word bespoke simply meaning it be.

   Upholders today’s upholsterers and Furniture makers

   Etymology: And old English word when the language was much more simple

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on August 25, 2020  

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1. • Supporter

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Anagrams for upholder »

1. reuphold

How to pronounce upholder?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of upholder in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of upholder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=upholder
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Upholder
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=upholder
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upholder
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=upholder