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candleholder.

A device for holding one or more lit candles

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  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
Where this word comes from

From candle + holder.

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