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householder

[hous-hohl-der, -ohl-] / ˈhaʊsˌhoʊl dər, -ˌoʊl- /
NOUN
proprietor
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
leaser renter


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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

Inside the house, Ivan treated his wound with some antiseptic liquid he found in the bathroom and changed into clothes left behind by the householder.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2022

The first is the student, the second is the householder and the third is retirement.

From New York Times Feb. 18, 2021

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

They had the same ef­fect on me as the last standing beam of a bumt-down house would have on a householder.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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