Householder

Inherited last name

A householder is someone who owns or rents a dwelling and is responsible for it—the head of a household.

The term appears in census forms, tax documents, and legal contexts where it matters who holds the lease or deed: The survey counted all householders in the district.

In some religious traditions, householder describes a lay person living in domestic life rather than monastic renunciation.

domestic

homeowner

Property title holder

homemaker · tenant · property owner · breadwinner · patriarch · matriarch · caretaker · provider · househusband · cohabitant

legal

liability

Legal or financial obligation

premises · landowner · conveyance · estate owner · real property · domiciliary · ground rent · homestead · encumbrance · ratepayer

census

respondent

One who gives answers

population count · census form · marital status · dependents · address · registration · civil status · head count · questionnaire · enumerated

religious

layperson

Non-specialist or unordained person

married life · almsgiving · congregant · home altar · family prayer

Opposites
residential status

Householderhomeless person

One without housing

vagrant · renter · transient · squatter · lodger

domestic role

Householderdependent

Requiring outside support

lodger · boarder · servant · ward · minor

life stage (Hindu ashrama)

Householdersadhu

Hindu holy ascetic

ascetic · monk · hermit · nun · mendicant

Phrases
Family

household, households

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