/'həʊldə(r); `holdɚ/
n (often forming compound ns 常用以构成复合名词)
1 person who holds sth; person who has sth at his disposal or in his possession 拿住、抓住、握住、抱住、托住某物的人; 持有或占有某物者
*an account-holder 帐户持有人
* a licence-holder 领有执照者
* a ticket-holder 持票人
* the holder of the world record/the world record-holder 世界纪录保持者
* holders of high office 居高位者
* the holder of a French passport 持有法国护照者.
2 thing that supports or holds sth 支承或用以握持某物之物
*a pen-holder 钢笔杆
* a cigarette-holder 香烟嘴
* a plant pot holder 花盆架.

n[C]
someone who owns or controls something
　the 800m world record holder
　Season-ticket holders are furious at the rise in rail fares.
　British passport holders
holder of
　holders of ordinary shares
something that is used to hold an object
candle/cigarette/test-tube etc holder