Meanings
nouncandleholder (plural candleholders)
plural candleholders · alternative candle holder
- A device for holding one or more lit candles
When officers arrived, the man, whose name was not released, confronted them with a metal candleholder, officials said.
2007 September 5, “Brooklyn: Man Killed in Fall”, in New York TimesSynonyms: timmynoggy
- historicalA person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
- broadlydatedOne who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device for holding one or more lit candles
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 燭臺 /烛台 or 燭台
- 燭臺 /烛台 or 燭台 (zhútái)device for holding one or more lit candles
Estonian küünlajalg
- küünlajalgdevice for holding one or more lit candles
Finnish kynttilänjalka, kynttelikkö
- kynttilänjalkadevice for holding one or more lit candles
- kynttelikködevice for holding one or more lit candles
French chandelier
- chandelierdevice for holding one or more lit candles
German Kerzenhalter
- Kerzenhalterdevice for holding one or more lit candles
Italian bugia
- bugiadevice for holding one or more lit candles
Japanese 燭台
- 燭台 (shokudai)device for holding one or more lit candles
Russian подсве́чник
- подсве́чник (podsvéčnik)device for holding one or more lit candles
Turkish şamdan, mumluk
- şamdandevice for holding one or more lit candles
- mumlukdevice for holding one or more lit candles
Ukrainian свічни́к
- свічни́к (svičnýk)device for holding one or more lit candles
Cite this entry
APA
candleholder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candleholder
MLA
“candleholder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candleholder. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candleholder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candleholder.
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