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

Since the thefts, several victims have installed lock boxes for their packages, and one homeowner reported plans to install a fence. —Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 11 June 2026

The researchers estimate climate change contributed to an average $360 increase in homeowners’ insurance premiums between 1990 and 2023. —Simmone Shah, Time, 11 June 2026

Carstensen said that is likely because the cost is prohibitively expensive for most homeowners to connect to the nearest gas distribution line. —John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026

That tells me the decision window is getting shorter, and the operational gap is getting easier for homeowners to spot. —Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 11 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