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Holder

Definition: Holder

Holder

Noun

1. A holding device; "a towel holder".

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 bond was marked `payable to bearer'".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "holder" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Holder

DomainDefinition

Electrical Engineering

The device into which the cap or base of a lamp is inserted for holding it in position and usually connecting it with the electrical supply. Source: European Union. (references)

Finance

The purchaser of either a call or a put option. Source: European Union. (references)
 The payee or indorsee of a bill or note who is in possession of it, or the bearer thereof. Source: European Union. (references)

Food & Agriculture

The holder of the holding is that(natural or legal)person in whose name the holding is operated. The holder can own the holding outright or rent it or be a hereditary long-term lease-holder or a usufructuary or a trustee. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Holder

Synonym: bearer (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Holder

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Government

Office holder, official, occupant of a position; public servant, incumbent; winner.

Mart

Investor, speculator, operator; bull, buyer; bear, short seller; scalper, arbitrager, arbitrageur; stockholder, share-holder, stockholder of record; bond holder, coupon-clipper.

Possessor

Land holder, land owner, landlord, land lady, slumlord; lord of the manor, lord paramount; heritor, laird, vavasour, landed gentry, mesne lord; planter.

Trustee; holder; of the legal estate; mortgagee.

Noun: possessor, holder; occupant, occupier; tenant; person in possession, man in possession; renter, lodger, lessee, underlessee; zemindar, ryot; tenant on sufferance, tenant at will, tenant from year to year, tenant for years, tenant for life.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Holder

English words defined with "holder": Apostolatebenefice, bondholder, building permitcandle holder, candlestick, cash card, certificate, coude system, coude telescopeecclesiastical beneficefull nelsongirandola, girandole, glebe househalf nelson, Harquebuse, HaverirredeemableJaghirdarkeyboardlandholder, landowner, liquor license, luncheon vouchermeal ticket, mouthpiecenoncallable bondoarlockpeg, Pencil case, Pencil lead, Persian drill, pin, Possessioner, property ownerrain check, Ratchet drill, Re-demption, Redraw, Regius professor, rowlock, royaltysecurity, Seggar, stock warrant, stub, Sublesseeteacher's certificate, teaching certificate, tenant, thole, tholepin, ticket, ticket holder, ticket stub, To indorse in blank, To protest a bill or note, Turret head, twoferviatical settlement, viaticus settlementzarf. (references)
Specialty definitions using "holder": cup holderholder in due coursemulti-way tap holderpumpkin holder. (references)
Etymologies containing "holder": upholder. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Holder" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Frisian (bumblebee), Norwegian (holder).

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Modern Usage: Holder

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You know, what I could really use here is a cup holder and some Advil (Galaxy Quest; writing credit: David Howard)

In fact, his project this semester is a garage door opener holder, and get thisit's for his car. Do I have to spell it out for you (2 Little, 2 Late; writing credit: Jim Brooks; Mark Swanson)

Lyrics

Take your cigarette from its holder, (The Masochism Tango; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

Clever

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Holder

DomainTitle

Books

  • The Official U.S. Mint 50 State Quarters 2x6 Coin Holder (reference)

  • A Northern Woman in the Plantation South: Letters of Tryphena Blanche Holder Fox 1856-1876 (Women's Diaries and Letters of the Nineteenth-Century South) (reference)

  • Magazine Rack Sign Holder (reference)

  • State Series Quarters Coin Holder, 1999-2008 (reference)

  • The Holder of the World (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

  • Panasonic EY6432GQKWK 15.6-Volt 1/2" Cordless Hyperformance Drill with 2 NiMH Batteries, Plus Bigg Lugg Tool Holder - a $9.99 Value (reference)

  • Bigg Lugg CHKC-444 Tool Holder for 9.6-Volt Stick Battery Drills (reference)

  • Bigg Lugg Heavy-Duty Multiple Use Power Tool Holder (reference)

  • Polder Brushed Stainless Steel Jumbo Paper Towel Holder (reference)

  • Franklin Brass 608PB Antigua Brass Recessed Soap Holder (reference)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Holder

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Photo Album: Holder

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The strike. A turn of the century recreational fisherman begins the battle. In: "Sport Fishing in California and Florida," by Charles F. Holder. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate I. Credit: Fisheries.

Angling for black sea bass at Santa Catalina Island. Gaffing a 240-pound capture. In: "Sport Fishing in California and Florida," by Charles F. Holder. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate I. Credit: Fisheries.

Trening i bakrus er bortkastet. Ettervirkningene av alkohol holder seg i kroppen hele neste dag. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

"During the official test of the baby submarine by Dr. William Beebe on behalf of the National Geographic Society. Frank Crilley, the holder of the world's deep-sea diving record in diving suit, being dressed in his togs preparatory to going down in the submarine, passing out through its underwater hatch, and then rising to the surface outside the submarine -- the climax of the test." Quoted from the original caption of this photograph, which was taken in late 1932, during tests on the Explorer in Pelham Bay, Long Island, New York. Frank William Crilley, the diver in this photograph, had been awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in rescuing another man during diving operations on USS F-4 (SS-23) on 17 April 1915. Credit: NAVY.

Foundation for gas holder, Detroit City Gas Company. Credit: Library of Congress.

Gas holder, station A, Detroit City Gas Company. Credit: Library of Congress.

Conversion. Silverware plant. In times of peace this milling machine produced some of America's most beautiful silverware, but since December 1941 it has holder forceps, for use by surgeons of the nation's armed forces. Oneida Ltd., Oneida, New York. Credit: Library of Congress.

Captain Holder, Fusilier Guards. Credit: Library of Congress.

Frederick G. Necker, business at 3410 Broadway, New York City. Incense holder. Credit: Library of Congress.

Apartment 10, Holder Court, Forest Hills, Long Island. Exterior I. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Holder
 

"Mobile Phone on Holder" by Gary McCord
Commentary: "Nokia 8100 on hand holder."
"Candle holder with green candl" by Remco Oostlander
Commentary: "Candle holder with green candles."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Holder

AuthorQuotation

Zimmermann

Beauty is often worse than wine; intoxicating both the holder and beholder.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Holder

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

As regards Powers which adopt Section III and the Annex thereto the pecuniary obligations existing between enemies and resulting from the issue of negotiable instruments shall be adjusted in conformity with the said Annex by the instrumentality of the Clearing Offices, which shall assume the rights of the holder as regards the various remedies open to him. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Holder

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

In other words, few cards are available in China that are truly the credit cards that grant the holder a certain line of credit with no deposit required. (references)

Depending on the nature and purpose of the foreign OTC product it may be sold through a domestic pharmaceutical licensee or through an import license holder. (references)

The planning process usually starts after a notice has been issued by a top-level budget holder (TLB), requesting expressions of interest from qualified companies. (references)

Civil Liberties

Bahrain

The holder of a laissez-passer also requires a visa to reenter the country. (references)

Thailand

National identity cards produced by the MOI include the religious affiliation of the holder. (references)

Armenia

Noyan Topan filed a civil suit against the license holder, which had not taken place at year's end. (references)

Economic History

Brazil

A patent holder must use the patent commercially or the patent lapses. (references)

Czech Rep

Purchase of a free license from a holder of more licenses is also possible. (references)

Qatar

A holder of an import license must import all goods imported into Qatar for sale. (references)

Political Economy

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

In 1999, however, the Supreme Court upheld the rights of a foreign patent holder against a local laboratory. (references)

VENEZUELA

However, it can only act based on a complaint by a copyright holder; it cannot carry out an arrest or seizure on its own initiative. (references)

ARGENTINA

An executive decree extended the term of protection for motion pictures from 30 to 50 years after the death of the copyright holder. (references)

Political Rights

Dominica

In January 2000, the Dominica Labour Party won 10 seats in generally free and fair elections, defeating the United Workers' Party (UWP) which had held power since 1995. DLP leader Roosevelt P. "Rosie" Douglas forged a majority coalition of 13 seats in the 21-member Parliament, with the Dominican Freedom Party, holder of 2 seats, and 1 former UWP parliamentarian who changed party affiliation to join the DLP Government. (references)

Trade

Saudi Arabia

The patent holder may apply for a five-year extension. (references)

West Bank

It is sole holder and manager of the PA's and Palestinian public-sector entities' foreign currency reserves. (references)

Travel

Chile

A new visa is required if the visa holder changes companies. (references)

Bolivia

The spouse and children of the visa holder are entitled to enter the country with the visa holder provided their names are included in the legal petition presented to the Director General of Immigration. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Holder

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Rush Limbaugh

The guy running the Senate committee looking into Enron is in deep with Enron, all of its accountants, and its largest debt holder.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Holder

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837When this draft was presented by the holder with the credentials required by the treaty to authorize him to receive the money, the Government of France allowed it to be protested.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Holder

"Holder" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.22% of the time. "Holder" is used about 1,080 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)97.22%1,0507,114
Noun (proper)2.78%3063,341
                    Total100.00%1,080N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Holder

The following table summarizes the usage of "holder" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
HolderLast name14,000857
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: Holder


1. Holder, IL
Zip Code(s): 61736
Country: USA

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Expressions: Holder

Expressions using "holder": account holder account holder identifier account holder number Bill holder bond holder cable holder candle holder cartridge holder cassette tape holder cigarette holder communal lands holder cup holder cuvette holder debenture holder file holder gas holder holder of a certificate holder of an account holder of order holder of power holder of qualification holder of securities key holder lamp holder licence holder license holder m.a. holder mortgage holder needle holder office holder passport holder pen holder pencil holder permit holder ph.d. holder place holder policy holder pot holder pumpkin holder record holder roach holder scholarship holder screw lamp holder season ticket holder share holder slave holder small holder stock holder ticket holder title holder tool holder tube holder. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "holder": Holder-forth, holder-on.

Ending with "holder": attitude-holder, budget-holder, certificate-holder, job-holder, licence-holder, office-holder, post-holder, power-holder, right-holder, stall-holder, title-holder.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Holder

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

candle holder

1,824

rod holder

141

business card holder

555

credit card holder

134

electrode holder

356

id holder

134

cd holder

354

card holder

128

badge holder

274

votive holder

128

brochure holder

231

coin holder

125

cigarette holder

208

sign holder

110

votive candle holder

200

book holder

106

place card holder

194

name badge holder

105

paper towel holder

194

dvd holder

100

toilet paper holder

192

napkin holder

100

license plate holder

180

incense holder

99

cell phone holder

178

wedding card holder

98

glass candle holder

174

plate holder

88

holder

174

over the shoulder baby holder

86

placecard holder

172

magazine holder

86

literature holder

171

wrought iron candle holder

83

cup holder

156

id badge holder

73

fishing rod holder

148

toothbrush holder

72

key holder

147

hose holder

70
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Holder

Language Translations for "holder"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

houer (socket). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

zotërues (cardholder, dominant, overlord, owner, possessive, possessor, possessory, proprietor), qiramarrës (leaseholder, lessee, occupant, occupier, tenant), pronar (boss, landlord, manager, master, owner, proprietary, proprietor), mbajtëse (abutment, brace, bracket, cleat, hold, holdfast, hook, keeper, Mount, pendant, rack, retainer, stand, standard, support, supporter, tenter), mbajtës (bearer, deterrent, handler, keeper, retentive, supporting, suspensory, wearer). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ممسك (cleat, handle, inlet, stop), ‏مالك (owner, possessor), ‏حامل السند (policyholder), ‏حائز (possessor), ‏صاحب مالك (possessor, proprietor). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

стойка (attitude, bipod, carriage, crutch, deportment, leg, pier, pillar, port, post, posture, rack, rest, riser, set, stand, tree), собственик (master, operator, owner, possessor, propraetor, proprietor), рамка (casing, flake, frame, framework, hoop, pelmet, rack, rim, setting), опора (abut, anchor, anchorage, backlog, bearer, bulwark, buttress, column, cradle, crutch, dependence, faith, foothold, jamb, lodgement, lodgment, mainstay, palladium, pillar, prop, purchase, rampart, rest, rock, roothold, sinews, staff, stand by, stay, stock, stronghold, support, tower, underpinning), носител (bearer, carrier, circulator, vehicle), наемател (charterer, leaseholder, lessee, lodger, occupant, occupier, renter, tenant), арендатор (copyholder, cottar, cotter, cottier, tenant), притежател на полица, притежател (owner, possessor, propraetor, proprietor), държател (support). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

持有人 , 囤户. (various references)

   

Czech

  

nositel (bearer, vehicle, wearer), nádoba (container, receptacle, utensil, vessel), majitel (keeper, owner, proprietor), držitel (bearer, incumbent, occupant, occupier), držadlo (grip, handle, shaft, strap), držák (rail), špièka na cigarety (cigarette holder). (various references)

   

Danish

  

bestik (socket). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

houder (socket), schede (scabbard, socket, vagina), foedraal (box, container, jug, socket, vessel). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

ingo (socket). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

نگاه دارنده , گیرنده (Catcher, Catchy, Grantee, Payee, Prehensile, Receiver, Receptor, Recipient), اشغال کننده (Occupant, Occupier), دارنده (Have, Owner). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

holkki (sleeve), hoitaja (administrator, caretaker, keeper, nurse), haltija (fairy, genius, gnome, goblin, guardian spirit, occupant, owner, possessor), tilanhoitaja (bailiff, manager of an estate, steward), pitäjä (county, parish), pidin (socket), pidike (catch, clamp), omistaja (owner, possessor, proprietor), maanvuokraaja (lessee, tenant), lampunpidin (lampholder, socket), kiinnityslaite, imuke (mouthpiece). (various references)

   

French

  

poignée (finger hold), étau à vis, chambreur, détenteur, douille, douille de lampe, exploitant, étau, payeur de prime, titulaire, porteur (holder of securities, hopper), possesseur, presse-carte, support (holding device), support de cône ou de bobine réceptrice, tenancier, tenant (holding), patte de suspension. (various references)

   

German

  

halter (bracket, garter, handle, owner), inhaber (bearer, bondholder, licensee, manager, occupant, occupier, owner, possessor, possessors, proprietor), fassung (bulk, circumstances, collectedness, composure, condition, dimension, extend, frame, light fitting, light fixture, Mount, mounting, rim, setting, situation, size, socket, version), besitzer (holders, occupier, owner, possessor, possessors, proprietor). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κρατών (arrester, retainer), κάτοχοσ (occupant, occupier), κάτοχος της εκμετάλλευσης, συγκρατητής (bracket, holding device, mounting, mounting bracket, retainer, support), σαμπάνι ανάρτησης, βάση κώνου ή υποδοχή μπομπίνας, ντουί λάμπας (lampholder, socket), ντουί (lampholder, socket), μέγγενη (clamp, rack, vice), λυχνιολαβή (base, cap, lampholder, socket), θήκη (cap, case, casing, crown, receptacle, scabbard, sheath). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מחזיק (fixative, keeper, occupant), מחזק (grip, handle). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

tartó (beam, bin, case, challenging, horse, joist, keeper, mount, rail, stanchion), fogantyú (arm, crank, ear, grip, haft, handhold, handle, horn, knob, lever, loop, pull), birtokos (genitive, haver, keeper, occupant, possessive, possessor, propertied, proprietary, proprietor). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

tempat (berth, location, place, site, space), pemegang (haft). (various references)

   

Italian

  

titolare (owner, possessor, proprietor, proprietress), supporto (backup, bracket, carrier, strut, support). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

ホルスタイン種 (formaline, formant, holmium, Holstein, Holstein-Friesian, hormone), 受け (agreement, defense, receiving, reputation), 保持者 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ホルダー , うけ (agreement, defense, receiving, reputation, streak of good luck), ほじしゃ. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

홀더. (various references)

   

Manx

  

shellooder (bearer, bearer of cheque, owner, possessor, proprietor), saagh (container, feeder, ship, trough, utensil, vase, vial), greimmeyder (biter, fixative, grab, grabber, grasper, mordant, snapper, sticker, stitcher), cummeyder (chair, composer, designer, fabricator, inventor, supporter), cummalagh (capacious, celebrant, inclusive, inhabitable; celebrator, occupant, sustaining). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

holder, innehaver. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

olderhay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

pochwa (socket), futerał (socket). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

suporte (backing, base, basis, brace, bracing, bracket, buttress, column, crutch, foot, girder, hanger, hold, holdfast, lay-over, leg, mounting, pedestal, pillow, pillow-block, post, prop, ribbing, socket, stake, stanchion, stand, stay, stock, stool, supporter, tie-plate), fixador (fixer, retainer). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

titular (bearer, keeper, titular), proprietar (landlord, Lord, master, owner, proprietor), proprietãreasã (landlady, owner), posesor (Lord, owner, possessor), ocupant (occupant, occupationist, occupier, occupying), locatar (indweller, inhabitant, inmate, lodger, occupant, roomer, tenant), deţinãtor (keeper, occupant, occupier, owner). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

держатель (adapter, keeper, stocker). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

onaj koji drži, imalac (bearer, possessor), držalja za pero. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

soporte (backing, backstay, bearer, bearing, bracket, calipers, callipers, mounting, pillar, rest, shell, support, supporter, tee, wearer). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

innehavare (bearer, occupant, occupier, owner, tenant), ägare (mistress, owner, propraetor, proprietary, proprietor). (various references)

   

Thai

  

เจ้าของ (owner), ด้าม (shaft). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

hamil (bearer), tutan şey (holdfast), tutacak (grab handle, handgrip, handhold, handle), sahip (endowed with, Lord, master, owner, possessor, proprietor), kulp (bail, grip, handgrip, handhold, handle, lug, pretext), kap (binder, Cape, case, container, hollowware, jacket, pot, receptacle, utensil, vessel), elinde bulunduran kimse, duy (receptacle, snout, socket). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

власник (haver, keeper, owner, possessor, proprietary, proprietor), орендар (co-tenant, farmer, leaseholder, lessee, occupant, occupier, renter, tenant), держак (haft, handgrip, handle, helve, shaft). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

vòng kẹp, tay quay, tay nắm, tay cầm (grasp, handle), người nắm giữ, người giữ một chức vụ, người giữ (keeper, preserver). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Holder

Derivations

Words beginning with "holder": holders. (additional references)

Words ending with "holder": beholder, bondholder, candleholder, cardholder, coholder, copyholder, freeholder, gasholder, householder, jobholder, landholder, leaseholder, officeholder, penholder, pewholder, placeholder, policyholder, potholder, shareholder, slaveholder, smallholder, stadtholder, stakeholder, stallholder, stockholder, titleholder, toolholder, upholder, withholder. (additional references)

Words containing "holder": beholders, bondholders, candleholders, cardholders, coholders, copyholders, freeholders, gasholders, householders, jobholders, landholders, leaseholders, officeholders, penholders, pewholders, placeholders, policyholders, potholders, shareholders, slaveholders, smallholders, stadtholderate, stadtholderates, stadtholders, stadtholdership, stadtholderships, stakeholders, stallholders, stockholders, titleholders, toolholders, upholders, withholders. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Holder" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dolder, golder, Hawlader, helde, helder, Helldorf, Hildrew, Hilldnep, hloder, hodder, hoder, Hodler, holda, Holdam, holdcr, holde, holded, holdee, holer, holera, Holker, Hollweg, holmer, Holte, holter, Hooder, Hoofdorp, horder, hoyler, Huldre, Nolder, Noldor, sholder. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Holder"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "holder" (pronounced hō"lder)
5h ō" l d erbeholder.
4-ō" l d erbolder, boulder, colder, folder, Golder, molder, moulder, older, polder, shoulder, smolder.
3-l d erelder, Alder, balder, bewilder, bondholder, builder, cardholder, fielder, freeholder, Gelder, Gilder, guilder, householder, infielder, landholder, melder, milder, officeholder, outfielder, policyholder, shareholder, shipbuilder, stakeholder, stockholder, titleholder, welder, wilder.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Holder

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-h-l-o-r"

-1 letter: dhole, holed, horde, older.

-2 letters: doer, dole, dore, held, helo, herd, herl, hero, hoed, hoer, hold, hole, lehr, lode, lord, lore, ohed, orle, redo, rode, role.

-3 letters: del, doe, dol, dor, edh, eld, her, hod, hoe, led, ode, old, ole, ore, red, rho, rod, roe.

-4 letters: de, do, ed, eh, el, er, he, ho.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-h-l-o-r"
 

+1 letter: holders, whorled.

 

+2 letters: beholder, chloride, chortled, coholder, freehold, holdover, hollered, hydrogel, hydromel, overheld, overhold, shoulder, upholder.

 

+3 letters: beholders, chlordane, chlorides, chondrule, coholders, freeholds, gasholder, hierodule, holdovers, holidayer, holstered, hydrocele, hydrogels, hydrolase, hydrolyze, hydromels, jobholder, overholds, penholder, pewholder, polyhedra, potholder, reclothed, rhodolite, shoulders, threefold, threshold, throttled, upholders.

 

+4 letters: bondholder, cardholder, charcoaled, chlordanes, chondrules, chronicled, clodhopper, copyholder, demolisher, downhiller, fingerhold, flourished, freeholder, furloughed, gasholders, hierodules, holidayers, holohedral, hornblende, hydroceles, hydrolases, hydrolyses, hydrolyzed, hydrolyzes, hydroplane, hyperploid, hypodermal, jobholders, landholder, lederhosen, loggerhead, longhaired, motherland, octahedral, orchidlike, otherworld, outwhirled, overhandle, overhauled, penholders, pewholders, phelloderm, polyhedral, polyhedron, potholders, preholiday, repolished, reschooled, rhodolites, shouldered, spheroidal, thresholds, toolholder, withholder.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Historic
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Quotations: Speeches
14. Usage Frequency
15. Names: Frequency
16. Cities
17. Expressions
18. Expressions: Internet
19. Translations: Modern
20. Derivations
21. Rhymes
22. Anagrams
23. Bibliography


  

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