6 definitions found for sustainer

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

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

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sustainer noun see sustain I

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

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