Meaning

4 senses
  1. A person or thing that sustains.

  2. A rocket engine that remains with a spacecraft during its ascent after the separation of the booster engines.

  3. (US)A person who makes regular donations, especially to a public radio or television station.

  4. (US, obsolete)A radio program without a commercial sponsor.

More definitions
  • someone who upholds or maintains

Examples

2 sentences
  1. God is the creator and sustainer of the universe.

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  2. Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the sustainer, and Shiva the destroyer.

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Origin

From sustain + -er.

From sustain + -er.

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Forms

plural: sustainers
Singularsustainer
Pluralsustainers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedsustain

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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