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hold⋅er

  [hohl-der]
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–noun
1. something that holds or secures: a pencil holder.
2. a person who has the ownership, possession, or use of something; owner; tenant.
3. Law. a person who has the legal right to enforce a negotiable instrument.
Origin:
1300–50; ME haldere. See hold 1 , -er 1

Related forms:
hold⋅er⋅ship, noun
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hold·er   (hōl'dər)   
n.  

  1. One that holds, as:

    1. One that possesses something; an owner: the holder of extensive farmland; the holder of oil fields.

    2. One, especially a tenant, that occupies or controls something: The current holder of the apartment.

    3. Law One that legally possesses and is entitled to the payment of a check, bill, or promissory note.

  2. A device for holding: a towel holder.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Financial Dictionary

holder

The owner of a security.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: hold·er
Function: noun
1 : a person that holds: as a : OWNER holder of a patent> —often used in combination holder> b : one that holds or occupies the property of another by agreement and esp. under a lease
2 a : a person who under the Uniform Commercial Code is in possession of a negotiable instrument that names and is made payable to the possessor or that is payable to bearer b : a person under the U.C.C. in possession of goods named in a document of title if the goods are deliverable to bearer or to the order of the possessor
3 in the civil law of Louisiana : an individual (as a trustee or debtor) or legal or commercial entity that under the Civil Code's provisions for disposition of unclaimed property is in possession of property belonging to another
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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