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candleholder

candleholder noun: a device for holding one or more lit candles.

Noun

candleholder (plural candleholders)

  1. A device for holding one or more lit candles
    • When officers arrived, the man, whose name was not released, confronted them with a metal candleholder, officials said.2007 September 5, “Brooklyn: Man Killed in Fall”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
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  2. (historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
  3. (broadly, dated) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.

Synonyms of candleholder

Forms of candleholder

pluralcandleholders
alternative formcandle holder

Origin of candleholder

From candle + holder.

Questions about candleholder

What does candleholder mean?
Candleholder means a device for holding one or more lit candles.
What part of speech is candleholder?
Candleholder is a noun.
What is the plural of candleholder?
The plural of candleholder is candleholders.

Words near candleholder in the dictionary

  1. candlefishes
  2. candleflame
  3. candleflames
  4. candleglow
  5. candleglows
  6. candleholder
  7. candleholders
  8. candleless
  9. candlelight
  10. candlelight dinner
  11. candlelight dinners

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