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freeholder

[free-hohl-der] / ˈfriˌhoʊl dər /
NOUN
landlord
Synonyms
STRONGEST
property owner proprietor
STRONG
hotelier hotelkeeper innkeeper lessor saw squire
Antonyms
WEAK
boarder leaser renter
NOUN
proprietor
Synonyms
STRONG
holder owner possessor proprietary
WEAK
front office land owner meal ticket titleholder
Antonyms
WEAK
customer
NOUN
yeoman
Synonyms
STRONG
assistant attendant churl clerk commoner farmer servant subordinate
Antonyms
STRONG
boss manager master

Example Sentences

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There are around five million leasehold homes in England and Wales, where people own the right to occupy a property via lease for a limited number of years from a freeholder.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

There are around five million leasehold homes, where people own the right to occupy the property via a lease for a certain number of years from a freeholder.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

A mother and her teenage son are facing a fourth Christmas of homelessness after building contractors, working for the freeholder at their block of flats, left their home uninhabitable.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

The land remains the property of a freeholder, with FirstPort managing properties on the development.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

The Government of Jamaica was to lend to every freeholder up to the mortgage value of his land in paper notes, at 5 per cent. interest, the current rate being at present 8 per cent.

From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony