leaseholder C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈlisˌhoʊldɚ/ UK /ˈliːsˌhəʊldə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who holds property under a lease As leaseholder, she was responsible for the flat's upkeep. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who holds property... lesseetenantrenteroccupant ↔ Opposites freeholderlandlordlessor Word family Related forms leaseleaseholdholder Etymology AI details A compound of leasehold (lease + hold) and -er. Lease comes from Anglo-Norman lesser, from Old French laissier 'to let, leave', from Latin laxāre 'to loosen'. laissier Old French laxāre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # leaseholder **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlisˌhoʊldɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈliːsˌhəʊldə/ ## Meanings 1. a person who holds property under a lease ## Examples - As leaseholder, she was responsible for the flat's upkeep. ## Synonyms - lessee - tenant - renter - occupant ## Antonyms - freeholder - landlord - lessor ## Related Forms - lease - leasehold - holder ## Roots and Affixes - Root: laissier - Root: laxāre ## Etymology A compound of leasehold (lease + hold) and -er. Lease comes from Anglo-Norman lesser, from Old French laissier 'to let, leave', from Latin laxāre 'to loosen'. ## AI Etymology Leaseholder is a compound of leasehold (lease + hold) and -er. Lease comes from Anglo-Norman lesser, from Old French laissier 'to let, leave', from Latin laxāre 'to loosen'. The etymological trail includes Old French laissier, Latin laxāre. The same word family includes lease, leasehold, holder. Its current noun use means "a person who holds property under a lease". ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown