Word: holdout
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hold
out
Definition: One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.
Morphemes:
Affix: hold
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
Affix: out
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.