[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

upholder \uphold"er\, n. up + holder. cf. upholsterer.
   1913 webster
   1. a broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. obs.
      1913 webster

   2. an undertaker, or provider for funerals. obs.
      1913 webster

            the upholder, rueful harbinger of death. --gay.
      1913 webster

   3. an upholsterer. obs.
      1913 webster

   4. one who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender;
      a sustainer.
      1913 webster
see also:
upholsterer 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

upholder
     n : someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of
         tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of
         democracy" syn: maintainer, sustainer
see also:
maintainer sustainer 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

106 moby thesaurus words for "upholder":
   maecenas, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado, alpenstock,
   angel, apologist, approver, arm, athletic supporter, back,
   backbone, backer, backing, bandeau, bearer, bra, brace, bracer,
   bracket, brassiere, buff, buttress, cane, carrier, certifier,
   cervix, champion, confirmer, corset, cosignatory, cosigner, crook,
   crutch, defender, dependence, encourager, endorser, exponent, fan,
   favorer, foundation garment, friend at court, fulcrum, girdle,
   guarantor, guard, guy, guywire, insurer, jock, jockstrap, lover,
   mainstay, maintainer, mast, neck, notary, notary public, paladin,
   paranymph, partisan, party, patron, promoter, prop, protagonist,
   protector, ratifier, reinforce, reinforcement, reinforcer,
   reliance, rest, resting place, rigging, second, seconder, sectary,
   shoulder, shroud, sider, signatory, spine, sponsor, sprit, staff,
   stalwart, standby, standing rigging, stave, stay, stick, stiffener,
   strengthener, subscriber, support, supporter, sustainer,
   sympathizer, underwriter, vindicator, votary, walking stick,
   well-wisher

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