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grudgeholder

grudgeholder noun: one who bears a grudge.

Noun

grudgeholder (plural grudgeholders)

  1. One who bears a grudge.
    • Me, I ain't no grudgeholder — if I had caught the dude early on, I'd a put a hurtin' on him, but later on — what the hell?1993, Edwin Torres, Carlito's Way, page 70
    • This was so not gonna fly with Raquel, a card-carrying member of the grudgeholder's guild.2010, Michele Serros, Honey Blonde Chica, page 93

Forms of grudgeholder

pluralgrudgeholders

Origin of grudgeholder

From grudge + holder.

Questions about grudgeholder

What does grudgeholder mean?
Grudgeholder means one who bears a grudge.
What part of speech is grudgeholder?
Grudgeholder is a noun.
What is the plural of grudgeholder?
The plural of grudgeholder is grudgeholders.

Words near grudgeholder in the dictionary

  1. grudge match
  2. grudge matches
  3. grudged
  4. grudgeful
  5. grudgefully
  6. grudgeholder
  7. grudgeholders
  8. grudgeless
  9. grudgelessness
  10. grudgement
  11. grudgements

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