penholder

pen·hold·er

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pen-hohl-der]
- /ˈpɛnˌhoʊl dər/
- /ˈpen.ˌhəʊl.də/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-hohl-der]
- /ˈpɛnˌhoʊl dər/

Definitions of penholder word

noun penholder a holder in which a penpoint is placed. 1
noun penholder a rack for a pen or pens. 1
noun penholder an object for holding pens, pencils, etc, esp one that is placed on a desk 0
noun penholder the handle or holder into which a pen point fits 0
noun penholder a container or rack for a pen or pens 0

See all 5 definitions of penholder

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Origin of penholder

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15; pen1 + holder

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Parts of speech for Penholder

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Penholder

penholder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

penholder usage trend in Literature

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