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 changes would allow the association to assess daily fines against homeowners who are in violation, as well as to place liens on their properties. —Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026

Just as natural disasters can disrupt lives and require careful planning to manage the aftermath, an HOA bankruptcy can pose financial, legal, and operational challenges that homeowners must address. —Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026

Westcott said creek maintenance that runs on private property is the responsibly of those homeowners. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

Between downtown and Venice Beach, thousands of homeowners uprooted their orange trees and put oil derricks right in their backyards. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing homeowner

• homeowner's insurance

Rhymes for homeowner

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