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NOUN (3)

1. a holding device;
- Example: "a towel holder"
- Example: "a cigarette holder"
- Example: "an umbrella holder"

2. a person who holds something;
- Example: "they held two hostages"
- Example: "he holds the trophy"
- Example: "she holds a United States passport"

3. the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it;
- Example: "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'"
[syn: holder, bearer]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Holder \Hold"er\, n.
   One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Holder \Hold"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, holds.
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   2. One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.
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   3. (Com.) The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory
      note, or the one who owns or holds it.
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   Note: Holder is much used as the second part of a compound;
         as, shareholder, officeholder, stockholder,etc.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

holder
    n 1: a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder";
         "an umbrella holder"
    2: a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he
       holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport"
    3: the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or
       document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds
       it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'" [syn: holder,
       bearer]