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 program is separate from The Hartford Flood Relief and Compensation Program, which delivered $12 million to 660 homeowners and businesses through the state comptroller office. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026

Apps and video intercoms Apps such as Communikey alert homeowners that a guest or delivery is at their electronic gate. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026

As tensions rise and panic sets in, the sisters are forced into a painful and increasingly absurd fight for survival before the homeowner returns. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2026

Some homeowners also report mixed experiences with communication and service quality. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 25 June 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