# runholder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹʌnhəʊldə/

## Definitions
1. A person who leases or owns a run (“rural landholding for farming”), especially one for raising sheep.

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/runholder