noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.

   "This data is a placeholder, so you'll want to include the real numbers as soon as you have them."

2. 2
   a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set wordnet
3. 3
   A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.
4. 4
   a person authorized to act for another wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cadiganprocuratorproxyproxythingytoken

Example

More examples

"I use that little flag as a placeholder."

Etymology

From place + holder.

Related phrases

lorem ipsum

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.