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holdout      /ˈhoʊldˌaʊt/   noun [count]

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plural holdouts

1 a : a person who refuses to reach an agreement until certain terms are met : a person who holds out • He says he might be aholdout at the start of the next season if the team doesn't agree to pay him more.

1 b : an act of holding out for something • He is expected to end his three-week holdout and join the team tomorrow.

2 : a person who continues to do or use something after others have stopped doing or using it • A few holdouts still use typewriters, but nearly everybody uses computers now.