Originally and chiefly Australian. A person who stops and robs a person or vehicle at gunpoint; an armed robber. Cf. stick-up, n. 3b. Now rare.
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释义 | the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > who holds up his victims (3) sticker-up1853 Originally and chiefly Australian. A person who stops and robs a person or vehicle at gunpoint; an armed robber. Cf. stick-up, n. 3b. Now rare. hold-up1885 One who robs by ‘holding up’ a traveller, train, etc. (see to hold up 5 at hold, v. phrasal verbs). stick-up1905 slang (originally Australian, now chiefly U.S.). A robber who uses a gun to threaten or coerce; = hold-up, n. 1a. Now rare. |
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