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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUSTA'INER, n. He or that which sustains, upholds or suffers.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" [syn: upholder, maintainer, sustainer]

Merriam Webster's

noun see sustain I

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sustainer Sus*tain"er, n. One who, or that which, sustains. --Waterland.

Moby Thesaurus

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