holdup man
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noun
a person who commits an armed robbery.
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Origin of holdup man
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby holdup man
hold the purse strings, hold to, hold together, hold true, holdup, holdup man, hold water, hold with, hold your, hole, hole-and-corner
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