householder

See also: Householder

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/

Noun

householder (plural householders)

1. The owner of a house.
2. The head of a household.
   • Macaulay

     towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant

3. (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)

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

See also

• Householder (Buddhism)