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penholders

penholders is the plural of penholder.

Meaning of penholder

Noun

penholder (plural penholders)

  1. A handle into which a nib or other penpoint is fitted to form a pen.
    • He was amazing, and had a penholder behind his ear.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 207
    Synonyms:
    penstick
  2. A device for storing pens while they are not being used.
  3. A member of the United Nations Security Council with responsibility for a specified issue.
    • Widespread reports of ethnically targeted killings in recent days prompted the UK, as the UN penholder on Sudan, to call an emergency session of the security council in New York on Thursday.2025 October 30, Patrick Wintour, “UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025

Questions about penholders

What is penholders the plural of?
Penholders is the plural of penholder.

Words near penholders in the dictionary

  1. Penhallurick
  2. Penhelig
  3. Penhill
  4. penhold
  5. penholder
  6. penholders
  7. penholds
  8. penhouse
  9. penhouses
  10. Penhow
  11. penial

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