placeholder

English

/ˈpleɪsˌhoʊldɚ/

noun

Definitions

Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.

Etymology

Compound from English place + English holder.

Origin

English

holder

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

accountholder English
anyplace English
baitholder English
billholder English
birthplace English
bondholder English
bookholder English
boroughholder English
bottleholder English
boxholder English
buryingplace English
businessplace English
by-place English
candleholder English
cardholder English
chairholder English
coholder English
copyholder English
cryoholder English
cupholder English
cyberplace English
debentureholder English
debtholder English
deedholder English
emplace English
everyplace English
farmplace English
fiefholder English
fireplace English
fundholder English
gasholder English
grudgeholder English
hearthplace English
hiding place English
hold English
holder English
holdership English
homeplace English
inkholder English
innholder English
interplace English
jobholder English
keyholder English
lampholder English
landholder English
leadholder English
leaseholder English
letterplace English
lienholder English
loanholder English
lotholder English
mapholder English
marketplace English
midplace English
misplace English
monoplace English
mopholder English
multiplace English
nonplace English
noplace English
noteholder English
officeholder English
outplace English
overplace English
partyplace English
passholder English
patentholder English
penholder English
permitholder English
pewholder English
place English
placeability English
placeable English
placeblog English
placed English
placeful English
placegetter English
placeholding English
placekick English
placeless English
placemaker English
placemaking English
placeman English
placemark English
placement English
placemonger English
placename English
placeness English
placer English
placeshift English
placeshifting English
placest English
placeth English
planholder English
policyholder English
postholder English
potholder English
powerholder English
preplace English
recordholder English
replace English
resting place English
resting-place English
rightholder English
rightsholder English
runholder English
seatholder English
shareholder English
shipholder English
showplace English
sightholder English
signholder English
slaveholder English
sleeveholder English
someplace English
stakeholder English
stallholder English
stockholder English
subplace English
tagholder English
titleholder English
toolholder English
transplace English
typeholder English
underplace English
unitholder English
unplace English
unplaceable English
washplace English
workplace English
place Middle English
ples Tok Pisin
ples Pijin