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

"We were there in 14 minutes to that householder with ready-to-go breathing apparatus, we could’ve done a snatch rescue and that person would’ve lived," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2024

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 would be expecting to receive an Amazon package and would not be suspicious!

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2018

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