householder
Example Sentences
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George Orwell’s 1939 novel, “Coming Up for Air,” tells the story of an unremarkable suburban London householder who is seized with a feeling of overwhelming dread by the looming terrors of war and totalitarianism.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2025
Missing just one payment can put the house at risk of foreclosure, with the householder losing everything they invested.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022
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
The first is the student, the second is the householder and the third is retirement.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
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
