English Explanatory Dictionary

dwarf-holder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A poor farmer with a very small holding, especially one smaller than required for subsistence.

Word forms

dwarf-holder dwarf-holders dwarfholder dwarf holder

Etymology

From dwarf + holder, by analogy with smallholder. First attested in the 1930s.

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