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freeholder

[free-hohl-der] / ˈfriˌhoʊl dər /
NOUN
landlord
Synonyms
STRONGEST
property owner proprietor
STRONG
hotelier hotelkeeper innkeeper lessor saw squire
Antonyms
WEAK
boarder leaser renter
NOUN
proprietor
Synonyms
STRONG
holder owner possessor proprietary
WEAK
front office land owner meal ticket titleholder
Antonyms
WEAK
customer
NOUN
yeoman
Synonyms
STRONG
assistant attendant churl clerk commoner farmer servant subordinate
Antonyms
STRONG
boss manager master

Example Sentences

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There are around five million leasehold homes in England and Wales, where people own the right to occupy a property via a lease for a limited number of years from a freeholder.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

There are around five million leasehold homes in England and Wales, where people own the right to occupy a property via lease for a limited number of years from a freeholder.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

A mother and her teenage son are facing a fourth Christmas of homelessness after building contractors, working for the freeholder at their block of flats, left their home uninhabitable.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

As the law currently stands, the freeholder of a property generally owns the building and the land beneath it, outright and forever.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

I think I can see now the disappointed rascal of a freeholder when he only had his bare soil left once more.

From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles