homeowner

noun

home·​own·​er ˈhōm-ˌō-nər 

plural homeowners

: 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

see also homeowners association

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

Jackson supports expanding the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps certain homeowners and renters with energy costs. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

The concern may be overstated, especially since homeowners don’t ordinarily sell seats. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026

The California Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation seek to speed up the release of insurance proceeds that lenders hold before distributing them to homeowners. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Some homeowners create decorative wood beams from foam boards. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing homeowner

• homeowner's association
• homeowner's insurance

Rhymes for homeowner

• landowner
• shipowner
• donor
• kroner
• kronor
• loner
• owner
• stoner
• toner