WITHHOLDER
Dictionary entry overview: What does withholder mean? • WITHHOLDER (noun)
The noun WITHHOLDER has 2 senses:
1. a person who refrains from granting
2. a person who restrains or checks or holds back
Familiarity information: WITHHOLDER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WITHHOLDER (noun)
Meaning:
A person who refrains from granting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
a withholder of payments
Hypernyms ("withholder" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Antonym:
granter (a person who grants or gives something)
Meaning:
A person who restrains or checks or holds back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("withholder" is a kind of...):
controller; restrainer (a person who directs and restrains)
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