holdout

Definition

  • noun: a person who refuses to reach an agreement until certain terms are met
  • noun: one that 'holds' out (as in negotiations)

Examples

  • He says he might be a 'holdout' at the start of the next season if the team doesn't agree to pay him more.

  • A few 'holdouts' still use typewriters, but nearly everybody uses computers now.

  • He is expected to end his three-week 'holdout' and join the team tomorrow.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Yes, she is. -Everyone here? -Very successful. But? There were a few vacant lots and one holdout. -Who? -William Bandy. ...eight. Who's he? He's an old man who homesteaded here. (..)
    2007 There Will Be Blood