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withholder

withholder

7.8
A person who does not share feelings, information and money
  • noun
  • /wɪðˈhoʊldər/
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  • She felt that he was a withholder, rarely sharing his true thoughts and emotions.

Examples

  • As a withholder, he chose to keep his resources to himself rather than helping others.

  • The withholder of important information caused confusion among the team.

  • Only if the BBC fee withholders have the aim of bringing down or cutting back the BBC will they be in a losing position.

    Blog text (32)

  • So when it comes to right thinking about human rights, he would see responsibility falling equally on every claimant, rights holder, withholder, and responder.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

bogart
vswithholder
  • Offensive
24 8.9

A person who keeps things and does not share them

deliberately keeps things from others without necessarily using them
bogard
vswithholder
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who takes or keeps things that should be shared

deliberately refuses to give things instead of taking them

Antonyms

giver
56 1.0

A person who offers money or help to others without asking for anything back

sharer
6 3.6

A person who gives or gets part of something with others

granter
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A person or organization that gives rights, property and permission

How Generous

generous
328 1.6
donor
230 3.0
withholder
7.8
miser
7 6.5

Surface Forms

withholder singular
withholders plural

Morphology

withholder = withhold (transparent) = withhold + er

Agent noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-er' to the verb 'withhold', yielding 'person who withholds' with no unexpected sense shift.

Etymology

Withholder comes from the verb withhold, made of with- meaning 'back' or 'against' and hold meaning 'to keep'. So a withholder is someone who 'holds back' feelings, information, or money and does not give them.