noun

holder

Translation

holder, container, owner, bearer

Put the pen in the pen holder.

She is the current record holder.

He is a ticket holder for the concert.

((a/the ~)) a device for holding a particular object I need a new toothbrush holder.

((a/the ~ of sth.)) a person who owns or has (sth.) He is the holder of a valid passport.

Synonyms: container, receptacle, owner, possessor

From the verb 'hold' + the agent suffix '-er'. It literally means 'one that holds' or 'a person who holds'.

Easy to remember if you know the verb 'hold'. A thing that 'holds' a pen is a pen holder. A person who 'holds' a record is a record holder.