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    holdupper
    /həʊldˈʌpə/

    noun

    • 1. a person who commits a robbery using threats or violence: Philippines "they were divested of all their valuables at gunpoint by two holduppers"

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  2. www.oed.com › dictionary › holdupper_nholdupper, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun holdupper. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › holdupperholdupper - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Nov 21, 2021 · holdupper (plural holduppers) Alternative form of hold-upper. Categories: English lemmas. English nouns.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOLDUP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HOLDUP definition: 1. a delay: 2. an occasion when someone steals from someone else using violence or the threat of…. Learn more.

  5. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › definition › englishholdupper - definition of holdupper in English from the Oxford ...

    a person who commits a robbery using threats or violence:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.

  6. www.wordsense.eu › holdupperholdupper: meaning - WordSense

    What does holdupper‎ mean? holdupper ( English) Pronunciation. hold-upper. Noun. holdupper ( pl. holduppers) ( Philippines) A hold up man; a stick up man. Examples. Automatically generated practical examples in English: Jose Balagtas as bank holdupper head. Production . Ober da Bakod 2 (Da Treasure Adbentyur) – Wikipedia. Dictionary entries.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › hold-upperhold-upper - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 4, 2022 · hold - upper (plural hold-uppers) ( Philippines) One who carries out a robbery at gunpoint.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › holdupHoldup Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : to continue in the same condition without failing or losing effectiveness or force. she's holding up under the strain. music that holds up twenty years later. Synonyms. Noun.

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  10. www.powerthesaurus.org › holdupperHOLDUPPER in Thesaurus: 11 Synonyms & Antonyms for HOLDUPPER

    What's the definition of Holdupper in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Holdupper meaning and usage.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishholdup noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    (also stick-up) an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun a holdup at the local supermarket. Check pronunciation: holdup. Definition of holdup noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.