Meaning

3 senses
  1. A device for holding one or more lit candles

    Kerzenhalter

    подсве́чникpodsvéčnik

    свічни́кsvičnýk

  2. (historical)A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.

  3. (broadly, dated)One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Put some candles in the candleholder.

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Translations

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Origin

From candle + holder.

From candle + holder.

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