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holder

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

hold·er

noun \ˈhōl-dər\

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

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Rhymes with HOLDER

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

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