runholder en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈɹʌnhəʊldə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹʌnˌhoʊldəɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈɹanhɐʉldə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
From run (“rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep”) + holder. Run (noun) is derived from run (“(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) to allow (cattle, sheep, etc.) to graze and move freely on land; to raise (livestock)”, verb).
Meanings
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(New-Zealand) A person who leases or owns a run (“rural landholding for farming”), especially one for raising sheep.
Edward Stafford […] was a member of the Anglo-Irish gentry and had arrived in Nelson in 1843 to become a runholder.
2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 193:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| runholders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (2)
fi tilanomistaja (person who holds a run) · fo ánari (person who holds a run)