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boxholder

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[boks-hohl-der] / ˈbɒksˌhoʊl dər /

noun

  1. a person who has rented or subscribed for a box, as at a theatrical performance, sporting event, or the like.

  2. a person entitled to receive mail in a specific post office box.

Etymology

Origin of boxholder

box 1 + holder

Example Sentences

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But both he and quiet Cornelius Bliss, the boxholder who is working hardest to raise the $300,000, signified that as a mouthpiece John Erskine had overstepped his bounds.

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