Cebuano

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hol‧da‧per

Noun

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holdaper

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

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English hold-upper.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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holdaper (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜉᜒᜇ᜔)

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