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Webster 1913 Edition
Copyholder
Cop′y-holdˊer
,Noun.
1.
(Eng. Law)
One possessed of land in copyhold.
2.
(print.)
(a)
A device for holding copy for a compositor.
(b)
One who reads copy to a proof reader.
Webster 1828 Edition
Copyholder
COPYHOLDER
,Noun.
Definition 2025
copyholder
copyholder
English
Noun
copyholder (plural copyholders)
- A person who rented land under the copyhold system.
- A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.