dwarf-holder

== English == === Alternative forms === dwarfholder, dwarf holder === Etymology === From dwarf +‎ holder, by analogy with smallholder. First attested in the 1930s. === Noun === dwarf-holder (plural dwarf-holders) A poor farmer with a very small holding, especially one smaller than required for subsistence. ==== Hypernyms ==== smallholder (farmer) ==== Translations ====