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