a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
"their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
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.