UPHOLDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does upholder mean? 

• UPHOLDER (noun)
  The noun UPHOLDER has 1 sense:

1. someone who upholds or maintains

  Familiarity information: UPHOLDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UPHOLDER (noun)

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 ("upholder" is a kind of...):

admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)

Derivation:

uphold (support against an opponent)

uphold (keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last)