Meaning

3 senses

  1. A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.

  2. Someone who holds a book.

  3. (obsolete)A prompter at a theatre.

Origin

From book + holder.

From book + holder.

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Forms

plural: bookholders

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bookB1bookcaseA2bookerbookingB1bookishB2bookkeeperbookkeeping
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