candleholder

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
22
Letters
12

Definition of candleholder

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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.”
  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.

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Etymology

From candle + holder.

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