Home › Words › P › plateholderplateholderplateholder means A device for holding a photographic plate.EtymologyFrom plate + holder.nounA device for holding a photographic plate.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.blankholder 62% match — A plate that holds a metal blank in position in a hydraulic press. vs plateholder →autoplate 60% match — A machine for the automatic casting of stereotype plates. vs plateholder →platemaker 60% match — One who produces plates (printing surfaces). vs plateholder →bookholder 58% match — A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying. vs plateholder →pinhold 58% match — A place where a pin is fixed. vs plateholder →toolholder 56% match — Part of a machine that grips a replaceable tool. vs plateholder →drinkholder 56% match — A receptacle for holding a cup, can, or bottle; cupholder. vs plateholder →platewise 56% match — In terms of plates. vs plateholder →