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holder

holder

190 2.1
A person who owns something, for example a ticket or passport
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊldər/
translation icon : titular
  • The lease holder's not interested in relocating at any point.
  • an office holder
  • rights holders
  • degree holder

And women are often the holders of these truths.

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Examples

  • The account holder in Switzerland is a woman named Helga Hughes.

  • The present holder of the Atlantic crossing record.

  • You could also request permission from the copyright holder of a film.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I'm asking if I can talk to the account holder.

  • He's a season ticket holder.

  • And women are often the holders of these truths.

  • The man at the heart of it, he's already the world record-holder, and he is surrounded by his band of brothers.

  • Table 7 shows which universities produced the most doctorate holders who became CAOs at a community college.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The same perceptions that emboldened the opposition worried power holders in offices high and low.

    Academic text (1991)
  • I'm asking if I can talk to the account holder about the recent transactions.

Synonyms

owner
vsholder
1.0

A person who legally has something like a house or business

is a more general term for anyone who has possession
proprietor
vsholder
39 4.8

A person who owns a business or building

is any person who has ownership, not only business operators
bearer
vsholder
  • Specialized
20 5.6

A person who has a check or paper that anyone holding can cash

is a general possessor, not limited to carrying negotiable documents
possessor
vsholder
9 5.2

A person who owns something

is broader, focusing on having or owning items rather than control type
rightsholder
vsholder
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A person or organization that legally owns a creative work such as a song, photo, film

is broader, applying to any kind of ownership or physical possession
ower
vsholder
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who has or controls something

is the modern neutral term for someone who has possession
titleholder
vsholder
  • Specialized
4.1

A person or organization that legally owns property such as a house

is the general term for someone who has ownership or possession
rightful possessor
vsholder
  • Formal
5.8

A person the law allows to own or keep something

refers to anyone who has possession or ownership, not only legal entitlement

Antonyms

4.2

A person who does not have the property or thing

Idioms

A joke that people look more attractive after drinking alcohol

9.9

A joking way to say people find others more attractive after drinking beer

Compounds

14 1.6

A person who has a pass to enter an event or travel

12 3.2

A person or organization that officially has the best result in an event

8 1.6

A small space in a car or chair that keeps a cup from falling

A bank or company that legally owns a home loan and gets the payments

A long thin tube you hold in your hand or mouth to keep a cigarette away from your face

2 4.0

A person who currently has first place in a competition

An object that holds candles upright

1 3.5

A person or team that has the cup after winning a competition

cartridge holder
  • Specialized
6.7

A part that holds bullets and fits into a gun

A person who does not pay money they owe to a bank or credit company on time

5.5

A large airtight container that stores gas for fuel

A long dish like a small boat for serving gravy

9.9

A small metal tool like tweezers that holds the end of a joint so you do not burn your fingers

A piece of underwear that supports a woman's breasts

How Official

titleholder
  • Specialized
4.1
proprietor
39 4.8
holder
190 2.1
owner
1.0
possessor
9 5.2

Surface Forms

holder singular
holders plural

Morphology

holder = hold (transparent) = hold + er

The person sense is a standard agentive formation: someone who holds or possesses.

Etymology

Holder comes from hold 'to have or keep' plus -er 'one who does', so a holder is a person who has or owns something.