householder

Example Sentences

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That problem is easily solved by any householder: every five to 10 years, wash the surface and repaint it—voilà!

From Scientific American • Aug. 1, 2022

The householder will then pay the remaining balance.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2022

The first is the student, the second is the householder and the third is retirement.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2021

In Maine's Franklin County, for example, "the count of households with a black… householder was more than 11 times" higher in the demonstration than in the original data.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2020

Because the poles are flexible, bark layers can be sandwiched in or removed at will, depending on whether the householder wants to increase insulation during the winter or let in more air during the summer.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann