holder: Meaning and Definition of
hold•er
Pronunciation: (hōl'dur), [key] — n.
- something that holds or secures: a pencil holder.
- a person who has the ownership, possession, or use of something; owner; tenant.
- a person who has the legal right to enforce a negotiable instrument.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.