Supporter vs Upholder - What's the difference?
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A person who gives support to someone or something.
# A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause or movement; an adherent.
# A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession.
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# (sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.
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Something that supports another thing.
# Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture.
# (heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.
# A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.
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someone who upholds something
(obsolete) a dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholdster
English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs
Supporter is a related term of upholder.
As nouns the difference between supporter and upholder
is that supporter is a person who gives support to someone or something while upholder is someone who upholds something.supporter
English
(wikipedia supporter)Noun
(en noun)- There were 10,000 supporters in the last match.
- From the radiator, where he was attaching supporters to his socks, Zooey glanced up at her.