Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keyholder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
key-hold-er
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who or a device or component which holds a key for security reasons.

noun

One who or a device or component which holds a key for security reasons.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *kaiju Old English cǣġ Middle English keye English key Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English holder English keyholder From key + holder.

Inflected Forms

keyholders (plural) key holder (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

keyholding

Synonyms

claviger

Questions

What does keyholder mean?
One who or a device or component which holds a key for security reasons.
Where does keyholder come from?
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *kaiju Old English cǣġ Middle English keye English key Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English holder English keyholder From key + holder.

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