Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Holder /hōl'-dẽr/ · Hold·er · IPA /ˈhoʊɫdɚ/ n. n. 01 n. One who is employed in the hold of a vessel. 1. One who is employed in the hold of a vessel. 02 n. One who, or that which, holds. 1. One who, or that which, holds. 2. One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant. 3. The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it.(Com.)