holder

[hohl-der] /ˈhoʊl dər/
noun
1.
something that holds or secures:
a pencil holder.
2.
a person who has the ownership, possession, or use of something; owner; tenant.
3.
Law. a person who has the legal right to enforce a negotiable instrument.
Origin
1300-50; Middle English haldere. See hold1, -er1
Related forms
holdership, noun
preholder, noun
Examples from the web for holder
  • But perhaps it wouldn't be that tough to use a one-cup-size filter holder.
  • Yet even the majestic giant sequoia is not the record holder.
  • Being a graduate student means being a job-holder, with an extended training period.
  • Climate change is about the long term global average not about whether this month or day or even year is the new record holder.
  • It says it was removed because the copyright holder wished it removed.
  • It has many useful inner coat pockets, such as a cell phone holder and goggle holder.
  • Driver's licenses and social security cards don't demonstrate anything about the holder's legal presence.
  • Permission will need to be sought from the copyright holder.
  • But that uncertainty may mean the role is determined by the personality of its first holder.
  • We read our children books, borrowed from a library, without paying the original copyright holder for the performance rights.
British Dictionary definitions for holder

holder

/ˈhəʊldə/
noun
1.
a person or thing that holds
2.
  1. a person, such as an owner, who has possession or control of something
  2. (in combination): householder
3.
(law) a person who has possession of a bill of exchange, cheque, or promissory note that he is legally entitled to enforce
Derived Forms
holdership, noun
Word Origin and History for holder
n.

c.1400, "tenant, occupier," agent noun from hold (v.). Meaning "device for holding something" is attested from 1833.

Slang definitions & phrases for holder

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