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hold⋅er

  [hohl-der]
Use holder in a Sentence
–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
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Holder

Hold"er\, n. One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.

Holder

Hold"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, holds.

2. One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.

3. (Com.) The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it.

Note: Holder is much used as the second part of a compound; as, shareholder, officeholder, stockholder,etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : holder
Spanish: poseedor; portador; tenedor,
German: -halter,
Japanese: －をもつもの
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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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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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