holder
A thing that holds.
Example
“Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.”
Other meanings
A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.
“He's been an account holder with us since 2004.”
One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
A kind of
- holding device
Kinds of holder
- candle holder
- keyboard
- peg
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “holder” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.