withholder

Other forms: withholders

Definitions of withholder
  1. noun
    a person who refrains from granting
    “a withholder of payments”
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    antonyms:
    granter
    a person who grants or gives something
    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
  2. noun
    a person who restrains or checks or holds back
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    type of:
    controller, restrainer
    a person who directs and restrains
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