candleholder

English

Etymology

candle +‎ holder

Noun

candleholder (plural candleholders)

  1. A device for holding one or more lit candles
    • 2007 September 5, “Brooklyn: Man Killed in Fall”, in New York Times‎:
      When officers arrived, the man, whose name was not released, confronted them with a metal candleholder, officials said.

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