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... lessee tenant renter occupant

Opposites

freeholderlandlord lessor

Word family

Related forms lease leasehold holder

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'.

laissier Old French laxāre Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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