noun
Meaning 1
Someone who upholds something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an upholder of ethical principles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
upholder
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noun
Meaning 2
A dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholdster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
someone who upholds or maintains
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- firm upholders of tradition
- they are sustainers of the idea of democracy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maintainer, sustainer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
History
Etymology
From uphold + -er.