holder

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noun

1. a holding device (Freq. 23)
- a towel holder
- a cigarette holder
- an umbrella holder
• Derivationally related forms:
hold
• Hypernyms:
holding device
• Hyponyms:
candlestick, candle holder, cigarette holder, keyboard, peg,
pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock, zarf
2. a person who holds something
- they held two hostages
- he holds the trophy
- she holds a United States passport
• Hypernyms:
owner, possessor
• Hyponyms:
ticket holder, bondholder, cardholder, incumbent, officeholder,
jobholder, landowner, landholder, property owner, leaseholder, lessee,
mortgagee, mortgage holder, officer, policyholder, slaveholder, slave owner,
slaver, tenant
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:
bearer
• Derivationally related forms:
bear (for: bearer), hold
• Hypernyms:
capitalist