runholder

Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌnhəʊldə/

The English word “runholder” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

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).

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