Why is it der Holder?

Holder ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -er
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Botany, southern German: the elderberry

[1] Botanik, süddeutsch: der Holunder

Examples

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Holder die Holder
Genitiv des Holders der Holder
Dativ dem Holder den Holdern
Akkusativ den Holder die Holder

Pronunciation

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