holder
NounUS[hohl-der]/ˈhoʊldɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms:
bearer
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)holders
- a holding device“a towel holder”“a cigarette holder”“an umbrella holder”Type of holding deviceKinds cigarette holder, candlestick, zarf, keyboard, peg
- a person who holds something“he holds the trophy”“she holds a United States passport”“Permit holders are also required to have a valid business license”Type of owner, possessorKinds officeholder, landowner, policyholder, bondholder, cardholder, jobholder, tenant, incumbent, leaseholder, slaveholder +2 more
- the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to them or to whoever holds it“the bond was marked ‘payable to bearer’”Synonyms: bearerType of capitalist
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Translations
Noun a thing that holds
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Hold′er, (…) noun
One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
Hold′er noun
1. One who, or that which, holds.
2. One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.
3. Commerce The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it.
☞ Holder is much used as the second part of a compound; as, shareholder, officeholder, stockholder,etc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54