holder

1. A holding device (synset 103530634)
   "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"
   is a type of: holding device - a device for holding something
   subtypes:

   • candle holder, candlestick - a holder with sockets for candles
   • cigarette holder - a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked
   • keyboard - holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung
   • oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
   • zarf - an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup
2. A person who holds something (synset 110199809)
   "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport"
   is a type of: owner, possessor - a person who owns something
   subtypes:

   • ticket holder - holder of a ticket (for admission or for passage)
   • bondholder - a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation
   • cardholder - a player who holds a card or cards in a card game
   • cardholder - a person who holds a credit card or debit card
   • incumbent, officeholder - the official who holds an office
   • jobholder - an employee who holds a regular job
   • landholder, landowner, property owner - a holder or proprietor of land
   • leaseholder, lessee - a tenant who holds a lease
   • mortgage holder, mortgagee - the person who accepts a mortgage
   • officeholder, officer - someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
   • policyholder - a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written
   • slave owner, slaveholder, slaver - someone who holds slaves
   • tenant - a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
3. 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 (synset 110199542)
   "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'"
   is a type of: capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
   same as: bearer

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