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

Although primary baths are popular for customizable fixtures and wellness needs, Merbeth points out that these features are so desirable that homeowners will seek a different location in the home, such as a basement, for a sauna. —Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026

Aldermen did not want to add to the major hits that homeowners in South and West side neighborhoods saw on their bills. —Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026

For homeowners, the couple's guilty pleas marked the culmination of years of financial strain and emotional turmoil. —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026

Evidence of their presence in kitchen drawers and late-night encounters can have homeowners in a tizzy. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing homeowner

• homeowner's insurance

Rhymes for homeowner

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