Meaning & use
Holder
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A person or thing that holds, contains, or supports something, or a person who possesses a title, position, or asset.
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She keeps her pens in a small ceramic holder on the desk.
As the current holder of the title, he is expected to defend it next month.
A note on using this word
Commonly appears in compounds like 'stakeholder,' 'cardholder,' and 'placeholder,' each describing a different kind of thing being 'held.'
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