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candleholders

candleholders is the plural of candleholder.

Meaning of candleholder

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:
    timmynoggy
  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.

Questions about candleholders

What is candleholders the plural of?
Candleholders is the plural of candleholder.

Words near candleholders in the dictionary

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

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