English Explanatory Dictionary

runholder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who leases or owns a run (“rural landholding for farming”), especially one for raising sheep.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹʌnhəʊldə/ /ˈɹʌnˌhoʊldəɹ/ /ˈɹanhɐʉldə/ En-au-runholder.ogg

Word forms

runholder runholders

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).

Related words

run runholding
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