withholder n a person who refrains from granting a withholder of payments n a person who restrains or checks or holds back Usage(s) In Correspondent Reston's book, the chief of police and chief withholder of information is Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Refusal to produce legally subpoenaed evidence creates an assumption that the withheld material is damaging to the withholder's case. Antonym(s) granter