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

Most homeowners lack flood insurance, as the disaster was considered impossible in their community. —Sarah Brumfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

When the homeowner and Jackson told Omondi to leave, Omondi allegedly picked up a piece of firewood and hit both Jackson and the homeowner in the head. —Briauna Brown, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026

The money will go to a 501c(3) organization in the new homeowner’s county that addresses housing needs, youth education or food security. —Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026

Here’s what homeowners need to know. —Kristin Scharkey, USA Today, 23 Apr. 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