Words that rhyme with polder

  • alder
    n 1: wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc 2: north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant [syn: alder, alder tree]
  • balder
    n 1: (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth [syn: Balder, Baldr]
  • beholder
    n 1: a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses [syn: perceiver, percipient, observer, beholder]
  • bewilder
    v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me-- I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound] 2: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw]
  • bodybuilder
    n 1: someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature [syn: bodybuilder, muscle builder, muscle- builder, musclebuilder, muscleman]
  • bondholder
    n 1: a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation
  • boulder
    n 1: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin [syn: boulder, bowlder] 2: a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
  • builder
    n 1: a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action [syn: builder, detergent builder] 2: a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country; "empire builder" 3: someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) [syn: builder, constructor]
  • copyholder
    n 1: mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the compositor
  • fielder
    n 1: a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat 2: a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting [syn: fielder, fieldsman]
  • folder
    n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet] 2: covering that is folded over to protect the contents
  • freeholder
    n 1: the owner of a freehold
  • gilder
    n 1: someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
  • guilder
    n 1: the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents [syn: guilder, gulden, florin] 2: formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents [syn: guilder, gulden, florin, Dutch florin]
  • holder
    n 1: a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder" 2: a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport" 3: the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'" [syn: holder, bearer]
  • householder
    n 1: someone who owns a home [syn: homeowner, householder]
  • infielder
    n 1: (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield
  • jobholder
    n 1: an employee who holds a regular job
  • landholder
    n 1: a holder or proprietor of land [syn: landowner, landholder, property owner]
  • leaseholder
    n 1: a tenant who holds a lease [syn: leaseholder, lessee]
  • moulder
    v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
  • officeholder
    n 1: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" [syn: officeholder, officer] 2: the official who holds an office [syn: incumbent, officeholder]
  • older
    adj 1: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: aged, elderly, older, senior] 2: used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr." [syn: elder, older, sr.] 3: skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers" [syn: old, older]
  • outfielder
    n 1: (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield 2: a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield
  • placeholder
    n 1: a person authorized to act for another [syn: proxy, placeholder, procurator] 2: a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set
  • policyholder
    n 1: a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written
  • shareholder
    n 1: someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation [syn: stockholder, shareholder, shareowner]
  • shipbuilder
    n 1: a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn: shipwright, shipbuilder, ship builder] 2: a person who builds ships as a business [syn: shipbuilder, ship builder] 3: a business that builds and repairs ships
  • shoulder
    n 1: the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm 2: a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg 3: a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula [syn: shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri] 4: the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder; "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform" 5: a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" [syn: shoulder, berm] v 1: lift onto one's shoulders 2: push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd" 3: carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"
  • slaveholder
    n 1: someone who holds slaves [syn: slaveholder, slave owner, slaver]
  • smoulder
    n 1: a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze" [syn: smoulder, smolder] v 1: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: smolder, smoulder] 2: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn: smolder, smoulder]
  • solder
    n 1: an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces v 1: join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together"
  • stakeholder
    n 1: someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner
  • stockholder
    n 1: someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation [syn: stockholder, shareholder, shareowner]
  • tilde
    n 1: a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization
  • unsolder
    v 1: remove the soldering from
  • upholder
    n 1: someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" [syn: upholder, maintainer, sustainer]
  • wilder
    n 1: United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975) [syn: Wilder, Thornton Wilder, Thornton Niven Wilder] 2: United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) [syn: Wilder, Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder]
  • withholder
    n 1: a person who refrains from granting; "a withholder of payments" [ant: granter] 2: a person who restrains or checks or holds back
  • yielder
    n 1: a person who yields or surrenders [syn: surrenderer, yielder]
  • molder
    v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
  • scolder
    n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold]
  • smolder
    n 1: a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze" [syn: smoulder, smolder] v 1: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn: smolder, smoulder] 2: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: smolder, smoulder]
  • calder
    n 1: United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976) [syn: Calder, Alexander Calder]
  • isolde
    n 1: (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other [syn: Iseult, Isolde]
  • cardholder
    n 1: a person who holds a credit card or debit card 2: a player who holds a card or cards in a card game
  • boatbuilder
    n 1: a person who builds boats
  • smallholder
    n 1: a person owning or renting a smallholding
  • bolder
  • candleholder
  • colder
  • gasholder
  • midfielder
  • titleholder
  • wielder
  • rebuilder
  • esmeralda
  • valda
  • golda
  • hilda
  • unitholder
  • griselda
  • mathilda
  • tilda
  • cupholder
  • impolder
  • loanholder
  • stadtholder
  • stallholder

See also polder definition