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 controversial measure creates a lot of questions about how homeowners, cities and counties, and public employees would be affected. —South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026

Amherst homeowners would see an $889 increase, with homeowners in Lowell looking at a $570 increase, with $144 in Holden, as a few examples. —Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026

The homeowners wanted to restore and maintain the original neon for historic integrity. —Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026

Hopefully, this means no new property tax increases for homeowners. —Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 4 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