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SUSTAINS |
Upholds |
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DEFENDS |
Upholds |
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SECESSIONIST |
One who upholds secession. |
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ULTRAMONTANIST |
One who upholds ultramontanism. |
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JOBSWORTH |
Official who upholds petty rules |
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MONOGAMIST |
One who practices or upholds monogamy. |
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CORRUPTIONIST |
One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption. |
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SUSTAIN |
One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer. |
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FORTIFIER |
One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens,
supports, or upholds. |
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PLANK |
Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a
swimmer. |
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UPHOLDER |
One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender;
a sustainer. |
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SUPPORT |
That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a
prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind. |
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STAFF |
A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a
person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds. |
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STAYER |
One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or
that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse,
man, etc., that has endurance, an a race. |