Bible dictionaries
Householder
What Bible dictionaries say about “Householder”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Householder - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
HOUSEHOLDER, n. hous'holder. The master or chief of a family; one who keeps house with his family. Mat 13.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
hous'-hol-der (oikodespotes): The word occurs in Mt 13:27,52; 20:1; 21:33, for the master or owner of a "household," i.e. of servants ([@douloi). The Greek word emphasizes the authority of the master.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915