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bolsterer|ˈbəʊlstərə(r)|
[f. as prec. + -er1.]
1. One who bolsters up (anything); a supporter, upholder. (Generally in bad sense.)
1523Ld. Berners Froiss. I. cccl. 561 Who durst begyn suche a ryot..without some bolsterer or comforter in their dede. 1552Latimer Serm. Lincoln ii. 75 Magistrates ought not to be bolsterers and bearers with wickedness. 1640A. Harsnet God's Summons 224 Enemies would have said that God had beene a Bolsterer and Patron of Sinne.
2. Cf. bolster v. 6.
a1600Hye way Spyttel Ho. 831 in Hazl. E.P.P. IV. 60 Incestes, harlots, bawdes and bolsterers. |