householder

[ hous-hohl-der, -ohl- ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊl dər, -ˌoʊl- /

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noun

a person who holds title to or occupies a house.

the head of a family.

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Origin of householder

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

OTHER WORDS FROM householder

house·hold·er·ship, nounnon·house·hold·er, noun

Words nearby householder

household, household ammonia, household art, household cavalry, household effects, householder, household god, household gods, household name, household troops, household word

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How to use householder in a sentence

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.
How a Powhatan Tribal Chief Became One of Colonial America’s Greatest Military Leaders|James Horn|November 17, 2021|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.
J.D. Vance Launches Contradiction-Filled Campaign in Ohio|Roger Sollenberger|July 2, 2021|The Daily Beast
In America, and in most of western culture, the soldier and the householder are models of social virtue.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Turncoats|Linda Hirshman|December 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The unlucky householder, taking no thought of the morrow, was without a spade.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie

Every householder finds that in the late evening her "servants" entertain their numerous "cousins" and friends at her expense.
Wanted, a Young Woman to Do Housework|C. Helene Barker
Each householder was required to keep at least three sheep, and these, with the fields of flax, supplied bedding and clothing.
The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field?
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II|Francis Augustus Cox
Iron pots and knives were necessities which the wise householder carried with him from his eastern or southern home.
The Old Northwest|Frederic Austin Ogg

British Dictionary definitions for householder

householder

/ (ˈhaʊsˌhəʊldə) /

noun

a person who owns or rents a house

Derived forms of householder

householdership, noun

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