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householder

hou·se·hol·der

UK/ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/ US/ˈhaʊˌshoʊldɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

someone who owns a home

Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English housholdere, equivalent to household + -er. The Buddhist sense is a semantic loan from Pali gahapati (literally “house-master”).

Phrases

  • compound householder

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