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Upholder
Pronunciation : Up*hold"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Up + holder. Cf. Upholsterer.]
Definition : 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
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