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grudgeholder en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English grudge Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold English -er English holder English grudgeholder From grudge + holder.

Meanings

1. One who bears a grudge.
   • 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:
   • 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:

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