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单词 smallholder
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smallholdern.

Brit. /ˈsmɔːlˌhəʊldə/, U.S. /ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldər/, /ˈsmɑlˌ(h)oʊldər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., holder n.1
Etymology: < small adj. + holder n.1, after smallholding n.
Chiefly British.
A person who owns or works a smallholding.
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1800 Earl of Clare Speech House of Lords of Ireland 10 Feb. iv. 29 I allude to my objecting to the expulsion of small holders for the purpose of consolidating farms.
1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott IV. i. 16 The property all about his original farm had been in the hands of various small holders (Scotticé cock-lairds).
1915 H. R. Haggard in Times 15 Mar. 3/2 The wives and daughters of smallholders will help their menfolk because they are labouring for themselves.
1923 Daily Mail 15 June 10 The silver medal for the best exhibit of butter has been won by a smallholder.
1977 Times 18 Aug. 14/6 A smallholder living in a hut on the duneland plantation.
2006 Field July 122/2 The Wiltshire Horn..is kept as a pure breed by smallholders who want a paddock-grazer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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