holdaper

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: hol‧da‧per

Noun[edit]

holdaper

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

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English hold-upper.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /holˈdapeɾ/, [holˈda.pɛɾ]
  • Hyphenation: hol‧da‧per

Noun[edit]

holdaper (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜉᜒᜇ᜔)

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

Related terms[edit]

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