"boxholder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boxholders [plural]
Etymology: From box + holder. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|box|holder}} box + holder Head templates: {{en-noun}} boxholder (plural boxholders)
  1. An owner of a box in a theatre/theater, stadium, etc.
    Sense id: en-boxholder-en-noun-OcF-CS5-
  2. A renter of a post office box.
    Sense id: en-boxholder-en-noun-v72vjvjf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Post Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Post: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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