Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

householder

/ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
house-hold-er
IPA
/ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The owner of a house.

noun

The head of a household.

noun

A layperson, lay devotee, gahapati, grihastha.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English housholdere, equivalent to household + -er. The Buddhist sense is a semantic loan from Pali gahapati (literally “house-master”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

householders (plural)

Derived Forms

householdership nonhouseholder

Phrases

compound householder Householder's method

Synonyms

homeowner

Questions

How do you pronounce householder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/.
What does householder mean?
The owner of a house.
Where does householder come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce householder

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