n. [ Up + holder. Cf. Upholsterer. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. An upholsterer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer. [ 1913 Webster ]