Definitions of holder

1. the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; " the bond was marked ` payable to bearer'"

2. One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.

3. One who, or that which, holds.

4. One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.

5. The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it.

6. One who holds; a tenant; something by which to take hold.

7. One who possesses anything; a tenant.