holder vs peg

holder and peg both are nouns.

holder is not a verb while peg is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
holder	Yes	No	No	No
peg	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, peg is a hyponym of holder; that is, peg is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than holder:

holder: a holding device
peg: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

Other hyponyms of holder include candle holder, candlestick, cigarette holder, keyboard, oarlock, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin, zarf.

holder (noun)	peg (noun)
a holding device	a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
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	a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
a person who holds something	regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
	a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
	informal terms for the leg
	small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

holder (verb)	peg (verb)
	stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
	fasten or secure with a wooden pin
	pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
	succeed in obtaining a position

Difference between holder and peg

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