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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Upholder

· Up·hold·er · IPA
01 n. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman.
  1. 1.
    A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    An undertaker, or provider for funerals.[Obs.]
    “The upholder, rueful harbinger of death.” — Gay.
  3. 3.
    An upholsterer.[Obs.]
  4. 4.
    One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.