householder
householder · householders
Hausbesitzer
The owner of a houseThe owner of a house.
/ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/
» Is the householder at home?
Meaning
3 sensesThe owner of a house.
Hausbesitzer
The head of a household.
(Hinduism)A layperson, lay devotee, gahapati, grihastha.
More definitions
- someone who owns a home
Examples
1 sentencesIs the householder at home?
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
owner of a house:
Origin
From Middle English housholdere, equivalent to household + -er. The Buddhist sense is a seFrom Middle English housholdere, equivalent to household + -er. The Buddhist sense is a semantic loan from Pali gahapati (literally “house-master”).
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Forms
plural: householders| Singular | householder |
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