BOTTLEHOLDER

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge.

2.
n.

One who assists or supports another in a contest; an abettor; a backer. [Colloq.] Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder of oppressed states. The London Times.


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