different between holder vs holier

English

Etymology

hold +? -er

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??ld?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ho??d?/
• Rhymes: -??ld?(r)
• Hyphenation: hold?er

Noun

holder (plural holders)

1. A thing that holds.

   Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.

2. A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.

   He's been an account holder with us since 2004.

   In 2012, there were 28 living holders of the Victoria Cross or the George Cross.

3. (nautical) One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
4. (sports) The defending champion.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Hordle

Danish

Etymology 1

From holde (“to hold”) +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?h?l?]

Noun

holder c (singular definite holderen, plural indefinite holdere)

1. holder

Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?h?l??]

Verb

holder

1. present tense of holde

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

holder

1. comparative degree of hold
2. inflection of hold:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From holde +? -er

Noun

holder m (definite singular holderen, indefinite plural holdere, definite plural holderne)

1. holder

Derived terms

• brystholder
• foredragsholder
• renholder

Etymology 2

Verb

holder

1. present tense of holde

References

• “holder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

English

Pronunciation

• (comparative of holy)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /?h??li?/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?ho?li?/
• (comparative of holey)
  • (UK, wholly-holy split) IPA^(key): /?h??l.li?/, [?h??li?], [?h???.li?]
  • (UK, without wholly-holy split) IPA^(key): /?h??li?/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?ho?li?/

Adjective

holier

1. comparative form of holy: more holy; more sacred.
2. comparative form of holey: more holey; more full of holes.

Derived terms

• holier-than-thou