holder

See also: Holder and Hölder

English

Etymology

hold +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊldə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊɫdɚ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊldə(r)
  • Hyphenation: hold‧er

Noun

holder (plural 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.
    In 2012, there were 28 living holders of the Victoria Cross or the George Cross.
  3. (nautical) One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
  4. (sports) The defending champion.

Derived terms

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German

Pronunciation
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Adjective

holder

  1. comparative degree of hold
  2. inflection of hold:
    1. strong and mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive and dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From holde +‎ -er

Noun

holder m (definite singular holderen, indefinite plural holdere, definite plural holderne)

  1. holder
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

holder

  1. present of holde

References
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