homeowner

noun

home·​own·​er ˈhōm-ˌō-nər 

plural homeowners

: 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

see also homeowners association

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

And individual homeowners may not understand the need to replace their lines or just may not want the hassle. — Richard Day, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Instead of lawn maintenance for its own sake, homeowners are building outdoor rooms that give them a reason to step outside, slow down and stay a while. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Sensory gardens are showing up in home listings, school courtyards and botanical parks, and homeowners want to know whether the idea actually works in their own backyard. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

By this spring, Headwaters had found enough homeowners willing to sell to cobble together the necessary land. — Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing homeowner

• homeowner's association
• homeowner's insurance

Rhymes for homeowner

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