householder

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George Orwell’s 1939 novel, “Coming Up for Air,” tells the story of an unremarkable suburban London householder who is seized with a feeling of overwhelming dread by the looming terrors of war and totalitarianism.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2025

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

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2021

After loading up the milk van – and dodging GMB – he delivered a crate to a handpicked property in nearby Guiseley, where the householder, Mrs Monaghan, appeared delighted to see him.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2019

He filled a pot-bellied stove from a small coal scuttle, for all the world a kindly German householder entertaining a guest.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom