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Meaning of 'holder'
Meaning of 'holder' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Holder 
[ n.]
- One who is employed in the hold of a vessel. [ n.]- One who, or that which, holds.
- One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.
- The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it.
Meaning of 'holder' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. holder [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a holding device
- a holding device
Example in sentence:
- a cigarette holder;
- a towel holder;
- an umbrella holder
Meaning (2):
- 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 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
Example in sentence:
- the bond was marked `payable to bearer'
Meaning (3):
- a person who holds something
- a person who holds something
Example in sentence:
- he holds the trophy;
- she holds a United States passport;
- they held two hostages
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