homeowner

noun

home·​own·​er ˈhōm-ˌō-nər 

: a person who owns a home

city regulations affecting homeowners and renters

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

The homeowners were not home at the time of the fire in the 4300 block of Foxglove Court in Belcamp. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 July 2026

That’s why homeowners usually need to have at least 15% to 20% home equity to be approved. — John Csiszar, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Many homeowners and buyers still expect a microwave in the kitchen. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 14 July 2026

Board members repeatedly returned to the challenge of explaining a measure that state law requires to be labeled a tax increase on the ballot, even though administrators project a net decrease for most homeowners. — Tom Fraki, Twin Cities, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing homeowner

• homeowner's insurance

Rhymes for homeowner

• landowner
• shipowner
• donor
• kroner
• kronor
• loner
• owner
• stoner
• toner