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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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How to use holdup man in a sentence
A holdup man, caught in the act, had pretended to surrender.
The Arrow of Fire|Roy J. SnellThe burglar and holdup man are high-minded gentlemen by comparison.