Runholder
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹʌnhəʊldə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Runholder is a noun meaning (chiefly New Zealand) A person who leases or owns a run (“rural landholding for farming”), especially one for raising sheep.
Meaning
(chiefly New Zealand) A person who leases or owns a run (“rural landholding for farming”), especially one for raising sheep.
Example Sentences
Edward Stafford […] was a member of the Anglo-Irish gentry and had arrived in Nelson in 1843 to become a runholder.
Word Forms
- runholders
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ringer, runrig, rabbit-o, runner, ruricolist, ranchero.
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