Meaning

4 senses
  1. A thing that holds.

    Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.

    Halter, Ständer, Halterung

    патро́нpatrón, держа́лкаderžálka

    a person who holds something

  2. A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.

    He's been an account holder with us since 2004.

    In 2012, there were 28 living holders of the Victoria Cross or the George Cross.

    Halter, Besitzer, Eigentümer

    держа́тельderžátelʹ, держа́тельницаderžátelʹnica, облада́тельobladátelʹ

  3. One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.

  4. The defending champion.

Examples

32 sentences
  1. There's a paper towel holder next to the sink.

    deNeben der Spüle ist ein Küchenrollenhalter.

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  2. Where's your pot holder?

    ruГде твоя прихватка?

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  3. This is a pencil holder.

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  4. He is the current title-holder.

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  5. My uncle uses a cigarette holder.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a thing that holds:
a person who possesses something:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a thing that holds:
a person who possesses something:

Forms

plural: holders
Singularholder
Pluralholders

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to them or to whoever holds it:bearer

Word family

113 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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