“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
UPHOLDER
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
upholder (plural upholders)
someone who upholds something
(obsolete) a dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholdster
Source: Wiktionary
Up*hold"er, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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