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householder definition

house·holder (-hōl′dər)

noun

a person who owns or maintains a house, apartment, etc. alone or as head of the household or family

Etymology: ME housholdere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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