SUSTAINER

upholder, maintainer, sustainer

(noun) someone who upholds or maintains; “firm upholders of tradition”; “they are sustainers of the idea of democracy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sustainer (plural sustainers)

A person or thing that sustains.

(US) A person who makes regular donations, especially to a public radio or television station.

(US, obsolete) A radio program without a commercial sponsor.

Anagrams

• resiaunts

Source: Wiktionary


Sus*tain"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, sustains. Waterland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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