householder

[ hous-hohl-der, -ohl- ]

noun

1. a person who holds title to or occupies a house.
2. the head of a family.

householder

/ ˈhaʊsˌhəʊldə /

noun

1. a person who owns or rents a house

Derived Forms

• ˈhouseˌholderˌship, noun

Other Words From

• householder·ship noun
• non·householder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of householder¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, householder is from the Middle English word housholdere. See house, holder

Example Sentences

The screams of the injured and dying would have been heard mixed with the yells of warriors, shouts of alarm from householders and servants, and the crack of musket fire and clash of steel.

From Time

A lobbyist charged alongside Householder later identified Gray, who resigned after Householder’s arrest, as the unnamed staffer who attended a dinner detailed in the indictment.

From The Daily Beast

In America, and in most of western culture, the soldier and the householder are models of social virtue.

From The Daily Beast

The unlucky householder, taking no thought of the morrow, was without a spade.

From Project Gutenberg

Every householder finds that in the late evening her "servants" entertain their numerous "cousins" and friends at her expense.

From Project Gutenberg

Each householder was required to keep at least three sheep, and these, with the fields of flax, supplied bedding and clothing.

From Project Gutenberg

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field?

From Project Gutenberg

Iron pots and knives were necessities which the wise householder carried with him from his eastern or southern home.

From Project Gutenberg