Hold"er, () n.
One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
© Webster 1913.
Hold"er, n.
1.
One who, or that which, holds.
2.
One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.
3. Com.
The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it.
Holder is much used as the second part of a compound; as, shareholder, officeholder, stockholder,etc.
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