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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Holder \Hold"er\, noun One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Holder \Hold"er\, noun
1. One who, or that which, holds.
2. One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.
3. (Com.) The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it.
Note: Holder is much used as the second part of a compound; as, shareholder, officeholder, stockholder,etc.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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'" [syn: {bearer}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "holder": accepter, acquirer, addressee, audience, auditor, beholder, bracket, candelabrum, candlestand, candlestick, chandelier, consignee, container, enjoyer, gas fixture, getter, girandole, have, haver, hearer, keeper, lamp holder, lampstand, light fixture, light socket, listener, looker, obtainer, payee, possessor, procurer, receiver, receptacle, recipient, sconce, spectator, taker, torch holder, torch staff, trustee, utensil, vessel, viewer, wall bracket
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holder, IL Zip code(s): 61736
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