householder

See also: Householder

English

Etymology

From Middle English housholdere, equivalent to household +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/

Noun

householder (plural householders)

The owner of a house.
The head of a household.
- Macaulay
  towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant
(Buddhism) A layperson.

Synonyms

homeowner

Translations

owner of a house

Bulgarian: стопанин (bg) m (stopanin)
Chinese:
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Finnish: isäntä (fi)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

head of a household

Bulgarian: глава на семейство (glava na semejstvo)
Chinese:
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Finnish: perheenpää
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

(Buddhism) layperson

Chinese:
Mandarin: 居士 (zh) (jūshì)

Finnish: maallikko (fi)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

Householder (Buddhism)

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