Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upholder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
up-hold-er
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who upholds something.

noun

A dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholdster.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From uphold + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

upholders (plural)

Synonyms

maintainer sustainer

Questions

What does upholder mean?
Someone who upholds something.
Where does upholder come from?
From uphold + -er.

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