'Upholder' definitions:
Definition of 'upholder'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" [syn: upholder, maintainer, sustainer]
Definition of 'Upholder'
From: GCIDE
- Upholder \Up*hold"er\, n. [Up + holder. Cf. Upholsterer.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An upholsterer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'upholder'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abettor,
- admirer,
- advocate,
- aficionado,
- alpenstock,
- angel,
- apologist,
- approver,
- arm,
- athletic supporter,
- back,
- backbone,
- backer,
- backing,
- bandeau,
- bearer,
- bra,
- brace,
- bracer,
- bracket,
- brassiere,
- buff,
- buttress,
- cane,
- carrier,
- certifier,
- cervix,
- champion,
- confirmer,
- corset,
- cosignatory,
- cosigner,
- crook,
- crutch,
- defender,
- dependence,
- encourager,
- endorser,
- exponent,
- fan,
- favorer,
- foundation garment,
- friend at court,
- fulcrum,
- girdle,
- guarantor,
- guard,
- guy,
- guywire,
- insurer,
- jock,
- jockstrap,
- lover,
- Maecenas,
- mainstay,
- maintainer,
- mast,
- neck,
- notary,
- notary public,
- paladin,
- paranymph,
- partisan,
- party,
- patron,
- promoter,
- prop,
- protagonist,
- protector,
- ratifier,
- reinforce,
- reinforcement,
- reinforcer,
- reliance,
- rest,
- resting place,
- rigging,
- second,
- seconder,
- sectary,
- shoulder,
- shroud,
- sider,
- signatory,
- spine,
- sponsor,
- sprit,
- staff,
- stalwart,
- standby,
- standing rigging,
- stave,
- stay,
- stick,
- stiffener,
- strengthener,
- subscriber,
- support,
- supporter,
- sustainer,
- sympathizer,
- underwriter,
- vindicator,
- votary,
- walking stick,
- well-wisher