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holder¹

  • /ˈhəʊldə/ UK
  • /ˈhoʊɫdɚ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊldə(ɹ)

noun holders

  1. A thing that holds. Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.
  2. A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something. He's been an account holder with us since 2004.
  3. An alter who contains or manages a certain type of experience so that the rest of the system does not contend with it. trauma holder
  4. One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
  5. The defending champion.

Holder²

  • /ˈhoʊldɚ/ US

Sounds like holder · Rhymes with -əʊldə(ɹ)

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: support, stand, stay, keeper, retention, supported, hold, winner, bringer, supportability, mounting, supporting, bearer, enabling, detaining, position

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noun a person who possesses something

Españoltenedor, titular, poseedor
हिन्दीधारक dhārak
Françaisporteur, détenteur, titulaire
DeutschHalter, Besitzer, Eigentümer
Italianopossessore, detentore, proprietario
Русскийдержа́тель deržátelʹ, держа́тельница deržátelʹnica, облада́тель obladátelʹ, облада́тельница obladátelʹnica, владе́лец vladélec, владе́лица vladélica

noun (nautical) a person who works in the hold

Françaiscalier

noun a thing that holds

Españolsoporte
Portuguêssuporte
Françaisétui, porte-
DeutschHalter, Ständer, Halterung
Italianocontenitore, sostegno
Русскийпатро́н patrón, держа́лка deržálka

noun (sports) defending champion

Françaistenant, tenant du titre

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@misc{holder_2026,
  title = {holder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holder},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}