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

Rising water costs and water waste might drive homeowners to slow sprinkler usage. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 5 July 2026

Plastic flamingos—invented in Massachusetts, of all places—were planted in yards to amuse homeowners. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026

Investigators confirmed the victim to be the child's father and homeowner, according to the state fire marshal's office, which did not release his name. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

The measure would have effectively stopped cities and counties from imposing bureaucratic hurdles on homeowners seeking to build such units. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 6 July 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