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

Other Word Forms

• householdership noun
• nonhouseholder 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

While rebalancing energy policy costs could lower electricity bills, it could increase them for householders using gas boilers.

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Individuals of state pension age, up to 79 years old, who are not living with another eligible person, will receive £200, while single householders aged 80 or older receive £300.

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George Orwell’s 1939 novel, “Coming Up for Air,” tells the story of an unremarkable suburban London householder who is seized with a feeling of overwhelming dread by the looming terrors of war and totalitarianism.

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More than five million householders have been barred from using hosepipes for activities such as watering the garden, washing the car or filling a paddling pool.

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Many householders found it difficult to sleep without power on these cold winter nights, but not Margaret.

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