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householder

householder

4 3.1
A person who owns or lives in a home and is the main person living there
  • noun
  • /ˈhaʊshoʊldər/
translation icon : titular de la vivienda
  • "And I have been for more than two years a householder in Missouri.
  • female householder
  • requires the householder

So, you know, becoming a father, becoming a householder and, you know, knock, no knock on my, my ex, but she was not spiritual.

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Examples

  • Every householder in the neighborhood received a letter about the upcoming community meeting.

  • For people in female householder families, poverty rates were at least four times higher than the national average.

    Academic text (2004)
  • He was a householder with a wife and children.

  • And here a householder looks for laborers that he will pay a penny a day.

  • Global warming at that time ranked low among householders' concerns.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The aim was to draw conclusions about the relationships between household flood responses and the householders' larger concerns.

    Academic text (1997)
  • A sample of householders was surveyed at each site to gauge local levels of public concern.

    Academic text (2003)
  • You're a householder now.

  • To reverse the process, the householder has the task of keeping incompatible recyclables from contaminating each other.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The householder was responsible for paying all the bills each month.

Synonyms

owner
vshouseholder
1.0

A person who legally has something like a house or business

usually lives in and is the main occupant rather than only holding title
homeowner
vshouseholder
216 2.5

A person who owns the house or apartment where they live

may be the main occupant even when lacking legal title to the dwelling
inhabitant
vshouseholder
106 2.8

A person or animal that lives in a particular place

is the main house occupant rather than simply someone living there
occupant
vshouseholder
62 3.3

A person who lives in a house or uses a seat

is the main resident rather than a temporary user
dweller
vshouseholder
49 3.2

A person or animal who lives in a certain place

is seen as the main occupant rather than merely present
resident
vshouseholder
8 2.0

Living in a place as your home

is the main occupant rather than just any person who lives there
occupier
vshouseholder
7 4.1

A person who lives in a house or apartment

is the main person in the house rather than merely living there long term
owner-occupier
vshouseholder
  • UK
4.8

A person who lives in a home they bought

may be main resident without holding legal title

How Authoritative

householder
4 3.1
housemate
15 1.8

Surface Forms

householder singular
householders plural

Morphology

householder = house + holder (semi-transparent) = house + hold + er

The compound is broadly interpretable from 'house' + 'holder', but the sense of 'holder' is specialized to mean an occupant or owner rather than a literal holder.

Etymology

Householder is made of house and holder, meaning 'one who holds' or 'keeps' a house, like a 'cardholder' who holds cards. So a householder is the main person who lives in or owns a house and is responsible for it.