To pronounce "smallholder", say SMALLH-old-er — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"smallholder" has 3 syllables: smallh-old-er. It rhymes with stallholder, if that helps it stick.
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“"…planters and smallholders alike controlled far more than their equitable share of the political power and economic resources in their communities. Because small slaveholders aspired to be planters, they did not often align themselves with the political and economic interests of nonslaveholders." (Wilma P. Dunaway, Slavery in the American Mountain South: "Introduction" 9, 2003)”
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"Smallholder" has 3 syllables: smallh · old · er.
Smallholder: A person who owns or runs a smallholding.
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