Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of householder.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word householders.

Examples

  • And again, land ownership is merely the figure to show how many users there are, including longer-term householders and also developers of various kinds, from amateur to professional, from land to scripting, who are who are willing to pay for a subscription.

    Shirky and Second Life 2006

  • And part of that had to do with the women who started out as servant girls, who sent money home and brought male relatives over and went on to be the mothers of the famous lace-curtain householders.

    The Mother's Dilemma 2004

  • And part of that had to do with the women who started out as servant girls, who sent money home and brought male relatives over and went on to be the mothers of the famous lace-curtain householders.

    The Mother's Dilemma 2004

  • The greatest increases have generally been in Hispanic householders of all types, male headed family households, and all non-family households.

    The Population of the United States Douglas L. Anderton 1997

  • Of the roughly 17.4 million women over 65 years of age, there were 52.7 percent identified as householders and 36.6 percent who identified themselves as the spouse of the householder.

    The Population of the United States Douglas L. Anderton 1997

  • Superior to that of householders, that is the life of forest recluses, -- of those, that is, who waste their bodies (by diverse kinds of austerities) into skeletons overlaid with dried skins.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • Another day of unusual interest and industry for the householders was the Thanksgiving Day when peace with the Indians and assured prosperity seemed to follow the ample harvests.

    The Women Who Came in the Mayflower Annie Russell Marble

  • "Boiler room" frauds involve bogus stockbroking firms, usually based overseas, cold-calling householders and pressuring them into buying worthless shares.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • What is critical for the householders are the retail prices that often represent a hefty mark up over the wholesale prices, depending on the special circumstances or the region under view.

    A Vasudevan: Baby steps in monetary policy 2010

  • On Friday, a tribunal ruled that Canada's human rights law doesn't cover statements made by members of Parliament in pamphlets called householders that are mailed to constituents.

    unknown title 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.