"runholder" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹʌnhəʊldə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹʌnˌhoʊldəɹ/ [General-American], /ˈɹanhɐʉldə/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand] Audio: En-au-runholder.ogg Forms: runholders [plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reyH-|*kel-}}, {{compound|en|run|holder|t1=rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep}} run (“rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep”) + holder, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-noun}} runholder (plural runholders)
  1. (chiefly New Zealand) A person who leases or owns a run (“rural landholding for farming”), especially one for raising sheep. Tags: New-Zealand Related terms: run, runholding Translations (person who holds a run): ánari [masculine] (Faroese), tilanomistaja (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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