This season the club has had 73,500 season-ticket holders.
...the record holder in the 3, 000 metres steeplechase.
...the holders of the European Football Championship.
[Also + of]
Synonyms: owner, bearer, possessor, keeper More Synonyms of holder
2. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
A holder is a container in which you put an object, usually in order to protect it or to keep it in place.
...a toothbrush holder.
...a cigarette holder.
Synonyms: case, cover, container, sheath More Synonyms of holder
holder in British English
(ˈhəʊldə)
noun
1.
a person or thing that holds
2.
a.
a person, such as an owner, who has possession or control of something
b.
(in combination)
householder
3. law
a person who has possession of a bill of exchange, cheque, or promissory note that he or she is legally entitled to enforce
Derived forms
holdership (ˈholderˌship)
noun
holder in American English
(ˈhoʊldər)
noun
1.
a person who holds or possesses
; specif.,
a.
one who is legally entitled to payment of a bill, note, or check
b.
a tenant
c.
a possessor
2.
a device for holding something
Word origin
ME holdere
Examples of 'holder' in a sentence
holder
Some of our family are season ticket holders.
The Sun (2017)
Section 75 applies only to credit card holders.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
No official measurement is recorded but he could be as tall on his hind legs as world record holder Zeus.
The Sun (2016)
I am a season ticket holder.
The Sun (2016)
Having been sent from the dugout twice, he has spent more time in the stands this term than many season ticket holders.
The Sun (2016)
He added:'I presented him with a cap in the week for being the record cap holder.
The Sun (2016)
British passport holders are as likely to be targeted as anybody else.
The Sun (2013)
Such copying amounts to a wrongful infringement upon the property rights of the copyright holders.
Christianity Today (2000)
In the sewing box there was an old ivory cigarette holder too.
Len Deighton Bomber
Many season ticket holders will be spared the annual price rises.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Once the appointment is made the independence of office puts its holder more or less beyond reach.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The licence fee holders definitely get value for money.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was smoking a cigarette in a cigarette holder.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
Last night the club said season ticket holders can vote by email today on shorts options.
The Sun (2013)
Other deals are available to reward card holders.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And why the ridiculous cigarette holder?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The one thing you are pretty clear about is that the depositors have been protected and mortgage holders are in a proper position.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We hear you're a world record holder?
The Sun (2012)
The Government should do more to protect voucher holders.
The Sun (2012)
The world record holder for body piercings is coming to Penrith this weekend.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The club has also hung on to about two-thirds of its season ticket holders.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The proportion of women with driving licences has doubled since then and now accounts for 45 per cent of licence holders.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
For example, the real problem for the copyright holders of video footage is that the battle is moving to a new front.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Over to you, then, existing home owners and mortgage holders?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The country is home to 45,000 British passport holders.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It's a Post-it note holder for your desk.
The Sun (2016)
Other specialists agree that the current position is unsatisfactory, but that care must be taken not to erode the position of potentially reclusive copyright holders.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Cross offices hoping for a passage on the aid ship, but only foreign passport holders and some wounded civilians were expected to be allowed to board.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A Chapter 11 process would protect holders of its secured debt but leave unsecured creditors and landlords facing losses.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
holder
British English: holder NOUN
A holder is someone who owns or has something.
This season the club has had 73,500 season-ticket holders.
American English: holder
Brazilian Portuguese: portador
Chinese: 持有者
European Spanish: poseedor
French: détenteur
German: Inhaber
Italian: titolare
Japanese: 所有者
Korean: 보유자
European Portuguese: portador
Latin American Spanish: poseedor
All related terms of 'holder'
copy holder
one who reads aloud from the copy as the proof corrector follows the reading in the proof
cup-holder
a device for holding a cup upright , esp in a motor vehicle
gas holder
A gas holder is a large, low-pressure container for gas.
land-holder
a person who owns or occupies land
lens holder
a container which holds a thin curved piece of glass or plastic in place
post-holder
a person who has a particular job or position
reel holder
something designed to hold a reel of cable , wire , or other material
unit holder
an investor in a unit trust fund
cigar holder
a mouthpiece of wood, ivory , etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
medal-holder
a person who has won a medal
office-holder
An office-holder is a person who has an important official position in an organization or government .
patent holder
a person or company that holds a patent
record holder
The record holder in a particular sport or activity is the person or team that holds the record for doing it fastest or best.
ticket holder
a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
title-holder
The title-holder is the person who most recently won a sports competition that is held regularly.
account holder
the person whose name is on a bank account
passport holder
a person who has a passport
cigarette holder
A cigarette holder is a narrow tube that you can put a cigarette into in order to hold it while you smoke it.
debenture holder
a person or organization holds a debenture
franchise holder
any exemption, privilege , or right granted to an individual or group by a public authority, such as the right to use public property for a business
scholarship holder
a person who, because of academic merit , receives financial aid for their studies
toothbrush holder
a container or rack in a bathroom where toothbrushes are kept when not in use
season ticket holder
a person who has a season ticket
bondholder
A bondholder is a person who owns one or more investment bonds.
policyholder
A policyholder is a person who has an insurance policy with an insurance company .
recordholder
a person or thing recognized for the accomplishment of a feat to a better or greater degree than any other
Lipschitz condition
the property of a function on a closed interval such that the absolute value of the difference in functional values at any two points in the interval is less than a constant times the absolute value of the difference of the points raised to some positive power m , called the order
pumpking
a person involved in a web-based project who has temporary but exclusive authority to make changes to the master source code
hand-holding
the providing of attentive support or instruction , as to calm or lessen anxiety or fear
small holding
a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation
Chinese translation of 'holder'
holder
(ˈhəuldəʳ)
n(c)
(= container) 容器 (róngqì) (个(個), gè)
(= owner)
[of ticket, licence]持有者 (chíyǒuzhě) (名, míng)
[of title, record]保持者 (bǎochízhě) (名, míng)
1 (noun)
the holders of the Championshipthe club has 73,500 season-ticket holders
Synonyms
owner
The owner of the store was sweeping the floor when I walked in.
bearer
The identity documents state the bearer's profession.
possessor
keeper
purchaser
occupant
Most of the occupants had left before the fire broke out.
proprietor
the proprietor of a local restaurant
custodian
the custodian of the holy shrine in Mecca
incumbent
The previous incumbent led the party for eleven years.
2 (noun)
a toothbrush holder
Synonyms
case
Vanilla is the seed case of a South American orchid.
cover
Put a polythene cover over it to protect it from dust.
container
The paint is supplied in a clear, plastic container.
sheath
It grows on a nerve sheath within the spinal column.
receptacle
a receptacle for water
housing
Both housings are waterproof to a depth of two metres.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bearer
The identity documents state the bearer's profession.
Synonyms
holder,
owner,
possessor
in the sense of container
Definition
an object used to hold or store things in
The paint is supplied in a clear, plastic container.
Synonyms
holder,
vessel,
repository,
receptacle
in the sense of cover
Definition
anything which covers
Put a polythene cover over it to protect it from dust.