holder
noun
holdĀ·er
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Definition of holder
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Examples of holder in a Sentence
She is the holder of an honorary degree.
the holder of a world record
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In total there were nine changes from the narrow win in Romania, with only Rodrigo and Sergio Ramos - now Spain's joint-record cap holder with Iker Casillas after making his 167th appearance - keeping their place in the side. — SI.com, "Spain 4-0 Faroe Islands: Rodrigo Double Helps La Roja Keep Up Group F Dominance," 8 Sep. 2019 Today, there are an estimated 1.2 million people on the centerās Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), including more than 4,600 Americans and green-card holders. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Weāre Trapped in the Dystopian Aftermath of 9/11," 6 Sep. 2019 Those securities have guarantees that protect bond holders from the risk of homeowners defaulting. — Los Angeles Times, "Trumpās Fannie-Freddie plan would end a decade of U.S. control of housing finance," 5 Sep. 2019 Premium spots are reserved for premium pass holders until 9:30 a.m. each day. — Maia Anderson, chicagotribune.com, "Barrington adding premium commuter parking to Metra station lot at yearly $1,200 cost," 5 Sep. 2019 Denver is the only city in the country that asks license holders suspected of cheating to sign affidavits. — Saja Hindi, The Denver Post, "Some Denver short-term rental owners are giving up their licenses, rather than risk criminal charges," 4 Sep. 2019 Even as movie stars and badge-holders flooded out of town and back to their real, post Labor-Day lives, hundreds still stayed for the final picnic, and to catch the films popular enough to earn additional screenings. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, "Telluride Day Four: Family dramas and French fever dreams wrap up the final day," 3 Sep. 2019 The rate at which Marin voucher holders found rentals before their vouchers expired nearly doubled, from 30% in 2015 to 60% in 2018. — Jackie Botts, The Mercury News, "Thousands of California renters with Section 8 vouchers canāt use them. What lawmakers are doing about it," 3 Sep. 2019 The Vikings signed Colquitt on Sunday to be their new punter and holder. — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, "Britton Colquitt says he was signed by Vikings as much for holding as punting," 2 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'holder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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holder
noun
English Language Learners Definition of holder
: a person who holds or owns something
: a device that holds something
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holder
noun
holdĀ·er
Legal Definition of holder
1
: a person that holds: as
a
: owner
the holder of a patent
—often used in combination
a stockholder
b
: one that holds or occupies the property of another by agreement and especially under a lease
2a
: a person who under the Uniform Commercial Code is in possession of a negotiable instrument that names and is made payable to the possessor or that is payable to bearer
b
: a person under the Uniform Commercial Code in possession of goods named in a document of title if the goods are deliverable to bearer or to the order of the possessor
3
in the civil law of Louisiana
: an individual (as a trustee or debtor) or legal or commercial entity that under the Civil Code's provisions for disposition of unclaimed property is in possession of property belonging to another
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