holder

What contains something

A holder is a person or thing that holds something.

A ticket holder has a ticket; a record holder achieved a record.

A holder can be a device designed to hold a particular item: a cup holder, a candle holder, a phone holder.

The term often appears in compounds indicating what's held: cardholder, shareholder, officeholder.

container

box

Lidded storage container

  • jarWide-mouthed storage vessel
  • binStorage or disposal vessel
  • caseContainer or instance

canister · caddy · receptacle · vessel · cartridge · capsule · sleeve · sheath · pouch · rack

support

brace

Device providing structural stability

  • standUpright support structure
  • rackFrame for holding items
  • cradleRocking bed for infants

rest · pedestal · base · platform · tripod · easel · prop · strut · frame · armature

fastener

clip

Cut or attach

  • clampDevice for holding tight
  • claspSecuring device that clicks
  • gripSecure manual hold

bracket · mount · hook · pin · catch · loop · strap · band · tie · peg

legal

titleholder

One who holds a championship

trustee

occupant

tenant

One who rents property

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investor

stockholder

Owner of company shares

Categories
Opposites
possession/ownership

holderseller

One who trades goods

dispossessed · giver · relinquisher · transferor · have-not

containment function

holdercontents

What something holds

cargo · payload · load · insert · filling

legitimacy of possession

holdersquatter

Unauthorized building inhabitant

usurper · trespasser · interloper · pretender · impostor

Phrases
Family

hold, holding, uphold, withhold, behold, holdings, beholder, holders, householder

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G