Upholder

noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
Someone who upholds something.
"an upholder of ethical principles"
2
someone who upholds or maintains wordnet
3
A dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholdster. obsolete

Synonyms

abettor actor adherent admirer advocate advocate

Antonyms

abrogator collapse corrupter critic

Example

"an upholder of ethical principles"

Etymology

From uphold + -er.

More for "upholder"

Next best steps

Find stronger synonyms Browse writing guides Explore topic clusters