handholders
handholders is the plural of handholder.
Meaning of handholder
Noun
handholder (plural handholders)
- One who holds hands (with someone else).
- We were never handholders. We were always withdrawn and alone, unlike Italians, Poles, Jews, and other friends I had who were fresh and spontaneous in their affection.1952, Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of Dorothy Day, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →LCCN, page 35
- Someone or something that provides reassurance and/or assistance for doing something difficult.
- In the meantime, Bouchard will continue to play his role as handholder and benefactor to his province and peacemaker for the country.1991, James Fleming, Circles of Power: The Most Influential People in Canada, Doubleday Canada, →ISBN, page 104
Questions about handholders
- What is handholders the plural of?
- Handholders is the plural of handholder.
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