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
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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Missing just one payment can put the house at risk of foreclosure, with the householder losing everything they invested.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022
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
He filled a pot-bellied stove from a small coal scuttle, for all the world a kindly German householder entertaining a guest.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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