candleholder en · NOUN
Etymology
From candle + holder.
Meanings
-
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.
2007 September 5, “Brooklyn: Man Killed in Fall”, in New York Times:
- (historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
- (broadly, dated) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| candle holder | alternative | lexicographic | |
| candleholders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
candelabrum · candlestick · girandole
Synonyms
Translations (12)
fi kynttelikkö (device for holding one or more lit candles) · tr şamdan (device for holding one or more lit candles) · it bugia (device for holding one or more lit candles) · et küünlajalg (device for holding one or more lit candles) · fi kynttilänjalka (device for holding one or more lit candles) · ja 燭台 (device for holding one or more lit candles) · ru подсве́чник (device for holding one or more lit candles) · tr mumluk (device for holding one or more lit candles) · cmn 燭臺 /烛台 or 燭台 (device for holding one or more lit candles) · uk свічни́к (device for holding one or more lit candles) · de Kerzenhalter (device for holding one or more lit candles) · fr chandelier (device for holding one or more lit candles)