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

Colorado’s homestead exemption provides homeowners age 65 and above with a 50% discount on the first $200,000 in property value. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026

Every homeowner knows the struggle of maintaining a clean home. —Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026

Property taxes in Boston have spiked 13%, homeowners are paying to have the streets and sidewalks clear, and then some. —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026

Advocates say the $850 million property tax relief plan would average about $500 for homeowners. —Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 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