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English noun: holder

1. holder (artifact) a holding device


SamplesA towel holder.
A cigarette holder.
An umbrella holder.


Broader (hypernym)holding device


Narrower (hyponym)candle holder, candlestick, cigarette holder, keyboard, oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin, zarf

2. holder (person) a person who holds something


SamplesThey held two hostages.
He holds the trophy.
She holds a United States passport.


Broader (hypernym)owner, possessor


Narrower (hyponym)bondholder, cardholder, cardholder, incumbent, jobholder, landholder, landowner, leaseholder, lessee, mortgage holder, mortgagee, officeholder, officeholder, officer, policyholder, property owner, slave owner, slaveholder, slaver, tenant, ticket holder

3. holder (person) 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


SamplesThe bond was marked `payable to bearer'.


Synonymsbearer


Broader (hypernym)capitalist









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