householder
Americannoun
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a person who holds title to or occupies a house.
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the head of a family.
noun
Other Word Forms
- householdership noun
- nonhouseholder noun
Etymology
Origin of householder
First recorded in 1350–1400, householder is from the Middle English word housholdere. See house, holder
Example Sentences
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That problem is easily solved by any householder: every five to 10 years, wash the surface and repaint it—voilà!
From Scientific American • Aug. 1, 2022
In Maine's Franklin County, for example, "the count of households with a black… householder was more than 11 times" higher in the demonstration than in the original data.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2020
The householder would be expecting to receive an Amazon package and would not be suspicious!
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2018
The body turned out to be that of the householder: a wealthy and reclusive author and photographer called Allan Chappelow, aged 86.
From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2018
They had the same effect on me as the last standing beam of a bumt-down house would have on a householder.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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