noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹʌnhəʊldə/
General-American:/ˈɹʌnˌhoʊldəɹ/
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈɹanhɐʉldə/
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noun
Meaning 1
A person who leases or owns a run (“rural landholding for farming”), especially one for raising sheep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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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2 source translations are retained for this English entry.