Noun

• S: (n) holder (a holding device) "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"
• S: (n) holder (a person who holds something) "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) 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'"