Home › Words › B › baitholderbaitholderbaitholder means A small type of fishing hook.EtymologyFrom bait + holder.nounA small type of fishing hook.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.baithook 82% match — A hook that can be baited. vs baitholder →baitfish 65% match — Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish. vs baitholder →biter 64% match — A fish that tends to take bait. vs baitholder →baitfishing 63% match — The fishing of baitfish vs baitholder →baitworm 62% match — Any of various types of worm used as fishing bait vs baitholder →baitshop 60% match — A shop that sells bait for anglers. vs baitholder →baitfishery 60% match — The fishing of baitfish vs baitholder →beadhook 60% match — A kind of boathook. vs baitholder →