holder
Americannoun
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holders
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something that holds or secures.
a pencil holder.
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a person who has the ownership, possession, or use of something; owner; tenant.
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Law. a person who has the legal right to enforce a negotiable instrument.
noun
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a person or thing that holds
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a person, such as an owner, who has possession or control of something
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( in combination )
householder
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law a person who has possession of a bill of exchange, cheque, or promissory note that he is legally entitled to enforce
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Etymology
Origin of holder
First recorded in 1300–50, holder is from the Middle English word haldere. See hold 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Punter and holder Ethan Evans had a close-up view of the first part, but could not stop the second.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The Chicopee, Mass., company specializes in custom orders but had never made a game tray—or a holder meant to last.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Burnham is a keen football fan and a season-ticket holder at Premier League team Everton.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Swiss Football Association said Xhaka, the country's record appearance holder with 152 caps, had withdrawn from the Swiss camp for their upcoming Nations League matches against Scotland, North Macedonia and Slovenia following his statement.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
But to complete it, he had to track, down the current holder of that position, which he failed to do, as you know.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
For graduate certificate and degree programs, graduates four years out need to be making more than bachelor’s-degree holders ages 25 to 34.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Roxy Mejia, political director of a local painters union in Washingon, said 67% of the 1,500 members are Latino and many of them Salvadoran TPS holders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
In a statement on its website, the agency "strongly recommends to holders of trademarks, slogans, company names and others who do not yet own a .si domain that they register one as soon as possible".
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
In July, holders of roughly $9 billion of Altice International’s bonds delivered a notice of default, alleging the company breached debt agreements through complex intercompany loans and asset transfers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
We are supposed to sew pot holders, for our mothers.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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