holder

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See also: Holder and Hölder

English

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Etymology

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From hold +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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holder (plural holders)

  1. A thing that holds.
    Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.
  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.
  3. (nautical) One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
  4. (sports) The defending champion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Punjabi: ਹੌਲਡਰ (haulḍar)

Translations

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From holde (to hold) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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holder c (singular definite holderen, plural indefinite holdere)

  1. holder
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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holder

  1. present tense of holde

German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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holder

  1. comparative degree of hold
  2. inflection of hold:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From holde +‎ -er.

Noun

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holder m (definite singular holderen, indefinite plural holdere, definite plural holderne)

  1. holder
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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holder

  1. present tense of holde

References

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