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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