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Meaning of candleholder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A device for holding one or more lit candles
  2. A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
    historical
  3. One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
    broadly, dated

Equivalents

Deutsch Kerzenhalter
Français chandelier
Italiano bugia
日本語 燭台
Русский подсвечник
Türkçe mumluk şamdan
Українська сві́чни́к

Examples

“When officers arrived, the man, whose name was not released, confronted them with a metal candleholder, officials said.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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