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• n  someone who upholds or maintains
  firm upholders of tradition

• A fervent upholder of that tradition is Lieut.
• In particular, they are concerned that Carter's image as a zealous upholder of ethical purity may be seriously tarnished.
• Prasad is a strong upholder of tradition; he still opposes tractors' and factories for India.

• maintainer
• sustainer

News & Articles

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• Norman Rockwell’s Proto-Photorealism at the McNay
  Norman Rockwell is considered by his detractors to be an anti-modernist upholder of traditional American values. But in this travelling exhibition, the New York-born artist emerges as a shrewd conceptualist in tune with his pre-television audience. If that doesn’t grab you, the exhibit’s exploration of how Rockwell employed photography to create the richly detailed, naturalistic paintings used ...
  July 10, 2013 - San Antonio Current

Quotes

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• Ma Ying-jeou in Taipei Times
  For years, Taiwan has been the major stronghold, guardian and upholder of Chinese culture,Ma said.
• Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran Times
  Certainly this was not a becoming move by the countries who claim to be the upholder of the law and civilization,Rafsanjani said during an Expediency Council session on Saturday.
• Elizabeth Wilmshurst in The Guardian
  ...about the potential consequences for Britain if it went to war without a fresh UN resolution - which never came - Wilmshurst, Wood's deputy who did resign, told the inquiry: "The UK's reputation as an upholder of the rule of law and of the...