What part of speech is holdout?

Holdout can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. holdout is a noun, singular of holdouts.

Inflections

Noun

What does holdout mean?

Definitions

Noun

holdout - a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
holdout - a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
holdout - the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

Examples of holdout

#   Sentence  
1. noun Their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks.
2. noun Indonesia had many Japanese holdout soldiers.
Sentence  
noun
Their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks.
Indonesia had many Japanese holdout soldiers.

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