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# householder

«householder» in Mova's school dictionary: **responsible for it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (householder, householders)

### meaning for a pupil

A person who owns or rents a house and is responsible for it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/householder/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in official letters, news and adult life: «the council has written to all householders». In maths and money problems a householder pays bills, rent or a mortgage. Phrases: local householders, every householder.

### examples

- The council sent a letter to every householder about recycling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/householder/#x1)
- Householders must keep the footpath outside their house clear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/householder/#x2)
- Each householder pays a water bill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/householder/#x3)
- The householder came out to see why the dog was barking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/householder/#x4)
- Many householders put solar panels on their roofs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/householder/#x5)
- "Good, my son!" replied the prince, "thou wilt make a careful householder." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/householder/#x6)

### note

Compound: house + holder. A formal word; in speech people say «homeowner» or «the people who live there». Related: household (all the people living in a home).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «householder» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/householder/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.