householder
English
/ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- The owner of a house.
- The head of a household.
- (Buddhism) A layperson.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English housholdere affix from English household.
Origin
English
household
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hold English
- house English
- household English
- householding English
- householdry English
- interhousehold English
- intrahousehold English
- multihousehold English
- none English
- nonhousehold English
- nonhouseholder English
- houshold Middle English
- housholdere Middle English
- non housholder Middle English