noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
2. 2
   Someone who holds a book.
3. 3
   A prompter at a theatre. obsolete

   "they are out of their parts, sure: it may be 'tis the book-holder's fault"

Synonyms

All synonyms

bookcasefolderfolioportfoliostack

Example

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"they are out of their parts, sure: it may be 'tis the book-holder's fault"

Etymology

From book + holder.

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