holdaper

Cebuano

Etymology

From English hold up (“to rob at gunpoint”) + -er.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hol‧da‧per

Noun

holdaper

1. someone who robs at gunpoint or at knifepoint; a stick up man, a hold up man

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English hold-upper.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /holˈdapeɾ/ [holˈd̪aː.pɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -apeɾ
• Syllabification: hol‧da‧per

Noun

holdaper (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜉᜒᜇ᜔)

1. hold-upper; mugger; stick up man
2. (loosely) kidnapper; robber; carjacker; highwayman

Related terms

• holdap