"holder" in the noun sense
1. holder
a holding device
"a towel holder"
"a cigarette holder"
"an umbrella holder"
2. holder
a person who holds something
"they held two hostages"
"he holds the trophy"
"she holds a United States passport"
3. holder, bearer
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'"
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