English
jobholder
From job + holder.
Proto-Germanic *haldaną ‘to hold, to keep’
Proto-West Germanic *haldan ‘to hold’
Old English healdan ‘to hold fast, to grasp’
Middle English holden ‘to hold’
English hold
English holder
Today it means
noun Someone who is employed in a regular job
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / jobholder