Synonyms for folder


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fohl-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfoʊl dər


Définition of folder

Origin :
  • 1550s as "one who folds;" 1911 as "folding cover for loose papers;" agent noun from fold (v.).
  • noun paper envelope for holding items
Example sentences :
  • "Pardon," said the guard to me, "but I see no harm," and he handed her the folder.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • Daniel Stern slapped a folder down on his desk and got to his feet.
  • Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
  • "Friend of mine," Ringg said, and Bart proffered his folder.
  • Extract from : « The Colors of Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • Which is how I happen to spot this folder with the halftone cut on it.
  • Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford
  • Her folder was full of notations by case worker after case worker.
  • Extract from : « Hex » by Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)
  • Gloria picked up a folder and pretended to concentrate on it.
  • Extract from : « Hex » by Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)
  • She said: "Certainly," put away the folder she had been consulting, and went in.
  • Extract from : « Hex » by Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)
  • He ruffled his up-to-now-neat In basket and finally found the folder he wanted.
  • Extract from : « The Risk Profession » by Donald Edwin Westlake
  • He sighed heavily and tapped the folder with all those pudgy fingers.
  • Extract from : « The Risk Profession » by Donald Edwin Westlake
  • At fig. 64 is shown a convenient form of folder for covering.
  • Extract from : « Bookbinding, and the Care of Books » by Douglas Cockerell

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