Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bookholder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bookhold-er
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.

noun

Someone who holds a book.

noun

A prompter at a theatre.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From book + holder.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

bookholders (plural) book-holder (alternative)

Questions

What does bookholder mean?: A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying.
Where does bookholder come from?: From book + holder.

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