holdout

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: hold=out

CIDE DICTIONARY

holdout, n. 

•  a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms after most other participants have signed an agreement; as, their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later.  [WordNet 1.5]