Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

copyholder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
copy-hold-er
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who rents land under the copyhold system.

noun

A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.

Dated

noun

A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.

Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

From copy + holder.

Usage

Inflected Forms

copyholders (plural)

Questions

What does copyholder mean?
A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
Where does copyholder come from?
From copy + holder.

How to pronounce copyholder

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