runholder

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹʌnhəʊldə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹʌnˌhoʊldəɹ/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɹanhɐʉldə/ Hyphenation: run‧hold‧er === Noun === runholder (plural runholders) (chiefly New Zealand) A person who leases or owns a run (“rural landholding for farming”), especially one for raising sheep. [from 19th c.] ==== Related terms ==== run runholding ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “runholder, n.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.