Adjacent Words

Holder definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOLDER, n. One who holds or grasps in his hand, or embraces with his arms.
1. A tenant; one who holds land under another.
2. Something by which a thing is held.
3. One who owns or possesses; as a holder of stock, or shares in a joint concern.
4. In ships, one who is employed in the hold.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. a person that holds: as a. (1) owner (2) tenant b. a person in possession of and legally entitled to receive payment of a bill, note, or check 2. a device that holds <a cigarette holder>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 (often in comb.) a device or implement for holding something (cigarette-holder). 2 a the possessor of a title etc. b the occupant of an office etc. 3 = SMALLHOLDER.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Holder Hold"er, n. One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(holders) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A holder is someone who owns or has something. This season the club has had 73,500 season-ticket holders. N-COUNT: n N, N of n 2. A holder is a container in which you put an object, usually in order to protect it or to keep it in place. ...a toothbrush holder. N-COUNT: usu n N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Owner, possessor, proprietor.

Moby Thesaurus

accepter, acquirer, addressee, audience, auditor, beholder, bracket, candelabrum, candlestand, candlestick, chandelier, consignee, container, enjoyer, gas fixture, getter, girandole, have, haver, hearer, keeper, lamp holder, lampstand, light fixture, light socket, listener, looker, obtainer, payee, possessor, procurer, receiver, receptacle, recipient, sconce, spectator, taker, torch holder, torch staff, trustee, utensil, vessel, viewer, wall bracket