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English noun: holder | |||
| 1. | holder (artifact) a holding device | ||
| Samples | A 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 | ||
| Samples | They 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 | ||
| Samples | The bond was marked `payable to bearer'. | ||
| Synonyms | bearer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capitalist | ||
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