holder

noun

ˈhōl-dər How to pronounce holder (audio)
Definition of holdernext
1
as in owner
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership the holders of the land gave us permission to camp on it

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2
as in container
something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation her hat made a good holder for the shells she collected on the beach

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Recent Examples of holder As bait, the researchers created a fake startup, Ballena Azul, which pretended to focus on decentralized finance for large holders of cryptocurrency, which North Koreans have been known to target to fund the country’s regime. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has seen its shares slide 76% and sold roughly $430 million worth of Bitcoin since June. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 Ticket holders have been advised on the Center’s website that the tickets will be valid for the new concert date, whenever it’s announced. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The country’s current licensing regime lacks mental health screening for people applying to possess a gun, allows people as young as 20 to hold weapons and does not require periodic reassessments for license holders, according to experts. — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for holder
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  1. owner
  2. container
  3. proprietor
Noun
  • Now, the City of Oakland is suing the property owner, Mosser Living, alleging elderly and disabled tenants were left stranded in their homes and that the prolonged elevator outage was part of a much broader pattern of neglect.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The past five years under celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have transformed Wrexham’s fortunes, the north Wales club having soared from non-League to the Championship via three consecutive promotions.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap or place in an airtight container.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Though less significant than the Strait of Hormuz, around 12% of the world’s trade, including a fourth of global container traffic, once passed through Bab el-Mandeb, moving between Europe and Asia via Egypt’s Suez Canal.
    — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
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  • Learn More View More Fin-tech platform Found's business checking account and financial management tools target freelancers, contractors and sole proprietors.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The letter was addressed to her father and the sender introduced himself as Nigel Browning, the proprietor of a network of short- and long-term accommodations for the impoverished of Liverpool, the same city the Empress had set out to explore.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
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