noun

holder

Translation

container, possessor, owner

He is the current record holder.

Put the pen in the pen holder.

She is a season ticket holder.

a holder of (sth.) a person who possesses (sth.) He is a holder of a British passport.

a (type) holder a container for (sth.) I bought a new candle holder.

Synonyms: container, receptacle, owner, possessor

From the verb 'hold' plus the agent noun suffix '-er'.

Simply, it's a person or thing that 'holds' something. A cup 'holds' coffee, so it could be called a coffee holder.