holder
noun/ˈhəʊldə(r)/
/ˈhəʊldər/
often in compounds- a person who has or owns the thing mentioned
- a licence holder
- a season ticket holder
- an account holder
- a job holder
- the current holder of the world record
- holders of high office
- the holder of a French passport
Extra Examples- Account holders with the bank qualify for a discount on loans.
- She wondered why the previous job holder had left.
- Only ticket holders will be allowed in.
- a coup d'état against an elected presidential office holder.
- the current 800 metres record holder
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- licence/license
- passport
- ticket
- …
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- a thing that holds the object mentioned
- a pen holder
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