Definitions for: Upholder


[n] someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"



Webster (1913) Definition: Up*hold"er, n. [Up + holder. Cf. Upholsterer.]
1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. [Obs.]

2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. [Obs.]

The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. --Gay.

3. An upholsterer. [Obs.]

4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender;
a sustainer.

Synonyms: maintainer, sustainer

See Also: admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter

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