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 Definitions of Holder  [ˈhoʊl dər]  

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Definition of 'Holder' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) holder
something that holds:
a pencil holder.

2.  holder
a person who has the ownership, possession, or use of something; owner; tenant.

3.  holder
a person who has the legal right to enforce a negotiable instrument.

Etymology:  (1300–50)

Definition of 'Holder' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) holder
a holding device
"a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"

2. (noun) holder
a person who holds something
"they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport"

3. (noun) holder, bearer
the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it
"the bond was marked `payable to bearer'"


Definition of 'Holder' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Holder
one who is employed in the hold of a vessel

2. (noun) Holder
one who, or that which, holds

3. (noun) Holder
one who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant

4. (noun) Holder
the payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it



'Holder' - Nearby Entries  

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