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🧑‍💼 A respectful title 🏠 A master
tuan

tuan

1 9.9
A person who owns a house or is in charge of it
  • noun
  • Philippine
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  • Tuan, the owner of the small cafe, proudly displayed his handmade pastries for everyone to see.

Examples

  • Tran Ngoc Tuan was born in 1955 in Hanoi.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Tuan pointed out that metaphors are sources of innovation, actually encouraging people to think (1978).

    Academic text (1997)

  • Tuan's premise is thus that the Holmes stories provide the reader with a reassuring unified narrative of control and explanation.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Such a designation often accords with Yi-Fu Tuan's description of places as sites possessing definition, meaning, and familiarity.

    Academic text (2018)

  • As the host of the event, Tuan welcomed all the guests with a warm smile.

  • In the restaurant, Tuan ensured that every table was well-attended and the customers satisfied.

Synonyms

householder
vstuan
4 3.1

A person who owns or lives in a home and is the main person living there

is about being the person in charge and host rather than merely living there
owner-occupier
vstuan
  • UK
4.8

A person who lives in a home they bought

is the person in charge and host not just a titleholder who lives there
lord of the house
vstuan
7.7

A person who is in charge of a household

is more about ownership and hosting rather than only household authority

Antonyms

guest
∞ 1.0

A person invited to someone's home, hotel, restaurant, or event

tenant
248 3.0

A person who rents a house or apartment from a landlord

Surface Forms

tuan singular
tuans plural

Etymology

Tuan comes from Malay and Indonesian, where it originally meant 'master' or 'lord' and named the person in charge of a house or estate. That's why tuan can mean the owner or head of a property today.