"bolsterer" meaning in All languages combined

See bolsterer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bolsterers [plural]
Etymology: From bolster + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bolster|er|id2=agent noun}} bolster + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bolsterer (plural bolsterers)
  1. One who, or that which, bolsters.

Inflected forms

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