Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈɹʌnhəʊldə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈɹʌnˌhoʊldəɹ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈɹanhɐʉldə/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
- New-Zealand
Noun
A person who leases or owns a run (“rural landholding for farming”), especially one for raising sheep.
Usage- New-Zealand
- Related words
- Examples
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Edward Stafford […] was a member of the Anglo-Irish gentry and had arrived in Nelson in 1843 to become a runholder.