Bottleholder
Bot´tle`hold`er
n. | 1. | One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; - so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge. |
2. | One who assists or supports another in a contest; an abettor; a backer. Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder of oppressed states. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.