Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Holder"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Holder \Hold"er\, n.
One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Holder \Hold"er\, n.
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) 1.7 (wn)
holder
n 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}]
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