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SUSTAINER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sustainer mean?
• SUSTAINER (noun)
The noun SUSTAINER has 1 sense:
1. someone who upholds or maintains
Familiarity information: SUSTAINER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who upholds or maintains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
maintainer; sustainer; upholder
Context example:
they are sustainers of the idea of democracy
Hypernyms ("sustainer" is a kind of...):
admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)
Derivation:
sustain (lengthen or extend in duration or space)
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