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runholder.

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

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹʌnhəʊldə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹʌnˌhoʊldəɹ/General-American/ˈɹanhɐʉldə/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A person who leases or owns a run (“rural landholding for farming”), especially one for raising sheep.

    New-Zealand
Where this word comes from

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).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.