householder
noun
house·hold·er
ˈhau̇s-ˌhōl-dər 
ˈhau̇-ˌsōl-
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Founded in 2019, Two Generations connects older householders with younger home-sharers, creating intergenerational matches that foster companionship, offer practical help, and reduce housing stress for both sides.
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Invariably, a huge tomato graced the cover, assuring frost-weary householders with the promise of summer.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
The Opal is an affordable housing complex that offers half of its units at market rate, and the other half are available to householders earning 80 percent or less of the area median Income.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
In about 86 percent of said households, either the householder or their spouse is an unauthorized immigrant.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Invariably, a huge tomato graced the cover, assuring frost-weary householders with the promise of summer.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
The Opal is an affordable housing complex that offers half of its units at market rate, and the other half are available to householders earning 80 percent or less of the area median Income.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
In about 86 percent of said households, either the householder or their spouse is an unauthorized immigrant.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Householder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/householder. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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householder
noun
house·hold·er
ˈhau̇s-ˌhōl-dər
ˈhau̇-ˌsōl-
: one who lives in a dwelling alone or as the head of a household
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householder
noun
house·hold·er
ˈhau̇s-ˌhōl-dər
: a person who occupies a house alone or as head of a household
specifically
: one who makes a declaration of homestead
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