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householder

  • noun
  • /ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/

The owner of a house.

Other meanings

  1. The head of a household.

  2. A layperson, lay devotee, , .

Related words

  • householdership
  • nonhouseholder
  • compound householder

Word history

From Middle English "housholdere".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “householder” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.