homeowner

noun

home·​own·​er ˈhōm-ˌō-nər 

: a person who owns a home

Most homeowners take a pretty relaxed approach to the back of the house, even if they spend more time there than they do out front.

—Deborah Baldwin

homeowners insurance

homeownership

ˈhōm-ˌō-nər-ˌship 

noun

or home ownership

… unable to attain the upward mobility and financial stability that homeownership brought to previous American generations.

—Kirstin Downey

Examples of homeowner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gorr, who has since moved to a ranch in Deer Park — and installed his second solar roof — is part of a wave of homeowners who have helped the U.S. reach a new clean energy milestone. —Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024

In fact, in a new survey of over 1,200 homeowners, the company found more than 40% of millennials bought on their own—compared with 34% of Gen Xers and 22% of baby boomers—and 10% of millennials did so with a friend or non-romantic partner. —Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing homeowner

• homeowner's insurance