Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that holds, as.
- noun An owner.
- noun A possessor or occupier.
- noun A party entitled to payment on a note or instrument.
- noun A device for holding something.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which holds, in any sense of that word.
- noun Nautical, one who is employed in the hold.
- noun plural The fangs of a dog.
- noun plural Sheaves placed as ridges on corn-stacks to hold the corn down before the thatching takes place.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
- noun One who, or that which, holds.
- noun One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.
- noun (Com.) The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A thing that
holds . - noun A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
- noun a person who holds something
- noun a holding device
Etymologies
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Examples
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$holder = 'user'; $$holder = 'bob'; Anwser 2: They are both variables.
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Djokovic, the defending champion in Melbourne and also the title holder at Wimbledon and the US Open following a remarkable 2011, has not dropped a set in his three matches so far.
Australian Open 2012: Tsonga and Djokovic blast into fourth round 2012
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Using all births in Florida from 1989 through 1996, Figlio created a mathematical model that related how probable it was that a particular phoneme would be associated with the name holder being female.
Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010
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Not only is this perjury, a prosecutable offense, but if MERS was never the title holder, there is nothing to assign.
Ellen Brown: Homeowners' Rebellion: Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof? 2010
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The higher the number of phonemes in a particular name that were indicative of the name holder being female, the more feminine Figlio counted that name to be.
Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010
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The higher the number of phonemes in a particular name that were indicative of the name holder being female, the more feminine Figlio counted that name to be.
Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010
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If MERS is not the title holder of properties held in its name, the chain of title has been broken, and no one may have standing to sue.
Ellen Brown: Homeowners' Rebellion: Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof? 2010
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Not only is this perjury, a prosecutable offense, but if MERS was never the title holder, there is nothing to assign.
Ellen Brown: Homeowners' Rebellion: Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof? 2010
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Italy is the title holder, and the most titles are held by Brazil (5 times).
Nader Jahanfard: World Cup 101: A Complete Preview Nader Jahanfard 2010
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If MERS is not the title holder of properties held in its name, the chain of title has been broken, and no one may have standing to sue.
Ellen Brown: Homeowners' Rebellion: Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof? 2010
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Videos I was sent show SIM swappers talking about these crimes, such as what information a “holder” needs—a “holder” is someone who retains control of the stolen number for the duration of the heist.
Bloodied Macbooks and Stacks of Cash: Inside the Increasingly Violent Discord Servers Where Kids Flaunt Their Crimes Joseph Cox 2023
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