wireholder

noun
UK /ˈwaɪəˌhəʊldə/
US /ˈwaɪərˌhoʊldər/

A wireholder is a small thing that holds a wire in place.

Dad used a wireholder to keep the cable neat along the wall.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A tool or device that grips and holds wire steady while it is being cut or bent.

The electrician clamped the wire in the wireholder before stripping it.

3. A small stand or frame that keeps a spool or coil of wire tidy.

She set the spool on the wireholder so the wire would not tangle.

4. A person or machine that handles wire during manufacturing.

The wireholder fed the thin wire into the weaving machine.