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Webster 1913 Edition
Holder
Hold′er
,Noun.
One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
Hold′er
,Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, holds.
2.
One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.
3.
(Com.)
The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it.
☞ Holder is much used as the second part of a compound; as, shareholder, officeholder, stockholder,etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Holder
HOLDER
,Noun.
1.
A tenant; one who holds land under another.2.
Something by which a thing is held.3.
One who owns or possesses; as a holder of stock, or shares in a joint concern.4.
In ships, one who is employed in the hold.Definition 2024
Holder
holder
holder
English
Noun
holder (plural holders)
- A thing that holds.
- Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.
- A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.
- He's been an account holder with us since 2004.
- In 2012, there were 28 living holders of the Victoria Cross or the George Cross.
- (nautical) One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
- (sports) The defending champion.
Derived terms
Translations
a thing that holds
a person who possesses something
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