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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UPHOLDER

n. 1. One that upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.
2. An undertaker; one who provides for funerals.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UPHOLDER

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.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

upholder

up h ó ld er 名詞 C (伝統 制度などの )信奉者, 支持者 .