保持者(ほじしゃ)

ほじしゃ
noun
holder (of a record, title, qualification)
1. holder; record holder; title holder
A person who currently holds or maintains something — typically a record, championship, license, or other formal status. Often preceded by what is held.
世界記録(せかいきろく)保持者(ほじしゃ)。
World record holder.
彼(かれ)は資格(しかく)保持者(ほじしゃ)だ。
He is a license holder.
現(げん)チャンピオンが長年(ながねん)のタイトル保持者(ほじしゃ)を破(やぶ)った。
The current champion defeated the longtime title holder.

Composed of 保持(ほじ) (maintaining, holding) + 者(しゃ) (person). Almost always used as a suffix-like noun in compounds.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 世界記録(せかいきろく)保持者(ほじしゃ): world record holder
  • タイトル保持者(ほじしゃ): title holder
  • 資格(しかく)保持者(ほじしゃ): certification holder
  • 免許(めんきょ)保持者(ほじしゃ): license holder
  • 株式(かぶしき)保持者(ほじしゃ): shareholder (rarer than 株主(かぶぬし))

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 所有者(しょゆうしゃ): owner — for property rather than records or status
  • 持(も)ち主(ぬし): owner — colloquial, for everyday possessions
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