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

Management company sends email The email sent to Stetson Square residents by Eclipse Community Management, which manages condominium and homeowners associations, said management was aware of the balcony collapse. —Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2025

Thousands of homeowners in Minnesota are seeing delays in energy bill assistance due to the ongoing government shutdown. —Hunter Schwartz, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025

For homeowners in the county, that would come on top of property tax levies that are based on assessed value. —Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025

Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples. —Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

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