 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sustainer
noun: someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of
tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of
democracy" [syn: {upholder}, {maintainer}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sustainer \Sus*tain"er\, noun
One who, or that which, sustains. --Waterland.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
104 Moby Thesaurus words for "sustainer":
Maecenas, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado, alpenstock,
angel, apologist, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backer,
backing, bandeau, bearer, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere,
broadcast, buff, buttress, cane, canned show, carrier, cervix,
champion, commercial, commercial program, corset, crook, crutch,
defender, dependence, electrical transcription, encourager,
endorser, exponent, fan, favorer, foundation garment,
friend at court, fulcrum, girdle, guy, guywire, jock, jockstrap,
lover, mainstay, maintainer, mast, neck, network show, newscast,
paranymph, partisan, patron, promoter, prop, protagonist,
radio fare, radiobroadcast, rebroadcast, reinforce, reinforcement,
reinforcer, reliance, rerun, rest, resting place, rigging, second,
seconder, sectary, serial, shoulder, shroud, sider, soap opera,
sound effects, spine, sponsor, sportscast, sprit, staff, stalwart,
standby, standing rigging, stave, stay, stick, stiffener,
strengthener, support, supporter, sympathizer, taped program,
upholder, votary, walking stick, well-wisher
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