holder

Eric (Himpton, Jr.) 1951–     United States atty. gen. (2009–  )

1 :  a person that holds: as a :  owner <the holder of a patent> —often used in combination <a stockholder> b :  one that holds or occupies the property of another by agreement and especially under a lease

2a :  a person who under the Uniform Commercial Code is in possession of a negotiable instrument that names and is made payable to the possessor or that is payable to bearer b :  a person under the Uniform Commercial Code in possession of goods named in a document of title if the goods are deliverable to bearer or to the order of the possessor

3 in the civil law of Louisiana :  an individual (as a trustee or debtor) or legal or commercial entity that under the Civil Code's provisions for disposition of unclaimed property is in possession of property belonging to another