"upholder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upholders [plural]
Etymology: uphold + -er Etymology templates: {{affix|en|uphold|-er|id2=agent noun}} uphold + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} upholder (plural upholders)
  1. Someone who upholds something.
    Sense id: en-upholder-en-noun-oPI2Wq~g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 49 51
  2. (obsolete) A dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholdster. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-upholder-en-noun-5KReQMny Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 49 51

Inflected forms

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