Meanings
nounpolicyholder (plural policyholders)
plural policyholders
- businessThe party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus transfers a risk to an insurer (i.e., pays the insurer to take the risk).
Synonyms: policyowner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus transfers a risk to an insurer (i.e., pays the insurer to take the risk).
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Origin
- Englishpolicy
- Proto-Germanic*haldaną
- Proto-West Germanic*haldan
- Old Englishhealdan
- Middle Englishholden
- Englishhold
- Englishholder
- Englishpolicyholder
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 投保人, 要保人
- 投保人 (tóubǎorén)person who holds an insurance policy
- 要保人 (yàobǎorén)person who holds an insurance policy
Czech pojištěnec
- pojištěnecperson who holds an insurance policy
Dutch verzekeringnemer
- verzekeringnemerperson who holds an insurance policy
Finnish vakuutuksenottaja
- vakuutuksenottajaperson who holds an insurance policy
French preneur d'assurance
- preneur d'assuranceperson who holds an insurance policy
German Versicherungsnehmer
- Versicherungsnehmerperson who holds an insurance policy
Irish sealbhóir árachais
- sealbhóir árachaisperson who holds an insurance policy
Italian contraente dell’assicurazione
- contraente dell’assicurazioneperson who holds an insurance policy
Polish ubezpieczający
- ubezpieczającyperson who holds an insurance policy
Russian страхова́тель
- страхова́тель (straxovátelʹ)person who holds an insurance policy
Slovak poistník
- poistníkperson who holds an insurance policy
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Cite this entry
APA
policyholder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/policyholder
MLA
“policyholder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/policyholder. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “policyholder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/policyholder.
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