Words / B1

HOWSH-ohld-uh/ˈhaʊshəʊldə/

A householder is the person who owns or rents a home and is responsible for council tax and similar bills. Household is the wider group living there (already in the dictionary). Tenant is only the renter; owner-occupier is a legal twin. Leaflets: every householder on the street.

Meaning

The person who owns or rents a home and is responsible for bills such as council tax.

Examples

• “Every householder on the street received the bin-day leaflet.”
• “The householder must apply for the parking permit, not a lodger.”

Good to know

a householder (bills / council tax). Wider group: a household. Renter: a tenant. Council mailouts. Not every person in the flat.

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