candleholder
English
noun
Definitions
- A device for holding one or more lit candles
- (historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
- (dated) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
Etymology
Compound from English candle + English holder.
Origin
English
holder
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Candlemas English
- accountholder English
- baitholder English
- billholder English
- bondholder English
- bookholder English
- boroughholder English
- bottleholder English
- boxholder English
- candle English
- candleberry English
- candlebomb English
- candlefish English
- candleflame English
- candleglow English
- candleless English
- candlelight English
- candlelighted English
- candlelighter English
- candlelighting English
- candlelike English
- candlelit English
- candlemaker English
- candlemaking English
- candlenut English
- candlepin English
- candlepower English
- candler English
- candleshine English
- candlestand English
- candlestick English
- candlestub English
- candlewaster English
- candlewax English
- candlewick English
- candlewood English
- cardholder English
- chairholder English
- coholder English
- copyholder English
- cryoholder English
- cupholder English
- debentureholder English
- debtholder English
- deedholder English
- fiefholder English
- fundholder English
- gasholder English
- grudgeholder English
- hold English
- holder English
- holdership English
- inkholder English
- innholder English
- jobholder English
- keyholder English
- lampholder English
- landholder English
- leadholder English
- leaseholder English
- lienholder English
- loanholder English
- lotholder English
- mapholder English
- mopholder English
- noteholder English
- officeholder English
- oxygen candle English
- passholder English
- patentholder English
- penholder English
- permitholder English
- pewholder English
- placeholder English
- planholder English
- policyholder English
- postholder English
- potholder English
- powerholder English
- recordholder English
- rightholder English
- rightsholder English
- runholder English
- seatholder English
- shareholder English
- shipholder English
- sightholder English
- signholder English
- slaveholder English
- sleeveholder English
- stakeholder English
- stallholder English
- stockholder English
- tagholder English
- titleholder English
- toolholder English
- typeholder English
- unitholder English
- candel Middle English
- kāāntōļ Marshallese
- kandel Tok Pisin
- kandra Sranan Tongo
- kanduru Shona
- kandulo Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- hold
- holder
- candle
- candler
- coholder
- cupholder
- penholder
- keyholder
- candlelit
- mapholder
- candlepin
- tagholder
- innholder
- jobholder
- runholder
- boxholder
- candlewax
- gasholder
- mopholder
- lotholder
- Candlemas
- potholder
- pewholder
- inkholder
- candlenut
- passholder
- cryoholder
- unitholder
- loanholder
- copyholder
- bondholder
- deedholder
- candlestub
- seatholder
- toolholder
- candlelike
- candlewood
- candlewick
- lampholder
- billholder
- cardholder
- bookholder
- candlebomb
- noteholder
- candleglow
- candlefish
- candleless
- signholder
- planholder
- postholder
- fiefholder
- debtholder
- leadholder
- fundholder
- holdership
- landholder
- shipholder
- lienholder
- baitholder
- typeholder
- rightholder
- candleberry
- candleflame
- candlestick
- sightholder
- shareholder
- candlelight
- candlestand
- placeholder
- stockholder
- candlepower
- candleshine
- leaseholder
- powerholder
- stallholder
- chairholder
- slaveholder
- titleholder
- candlemaker
- stakeholder
- candlemaking
- permitholder
- rightsholder
- grudgeholder
- policyholder
- candlewaster
- recordholder
- patentholder
- officeholder
- bottleholder
- sleeveholder
- candlelighted
- candlelighter
- accountholder
- oxygen candle
- boroughholder
- candlelighting
- debentureholder