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holder

22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. holder
  2. holder-forth
  3. holder in due course
  4. holder-on
  5. holder process
  6. holder-up
  7. bona fide holder
  8. borough-holder
  9. cable holder
  10. door holder
  11. file holder
  12. film holder
  13. floating holder
  14. high-holder
  15. hill holder
  16. lamp holder
  17. pot holder
  18. revolving die holder
  19. ship-holder
  20. tap holder
  21. die head
  22. hand-holding

hold·er

noun \ˈhōl-dər\

: a person who holds or owns something

: a device that holds something

Full Definition of HOLDER

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>
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Examples of HOLDER

  1. She is the holder of an honorary degree.
  2. the holder of a world record

First Known Use of HOLDER

14th century

Related to HOLDER

Synonyms
proprietor, owner, possessor

Rhymes with HOLDER

boulder, folder, molder, polder, scolder, shoulder, smolder

Hol·der

biographical name \ˈhōl-dər\

Definition of HOLDER

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

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