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

Conceal Tile Scratches Ceramic tile, marble, and linoleum surfaces are beautiful, but homeowners may avoid them due to fears of chips and scratches. —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026

And with the interest on a HELOC being tax-deductible if used for select home repair projects, this may very well be the best borrowing product available for homeowners in need of a five-figure sum of money right now. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026

Elgin started a program encouraging homeowners to convert properties from multifamily to single-family homes in 1995. —Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026

The homeowner’s son, Davis, then 20, and his girlfriend, Connie Dahl, then 19, were also living there. —Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 12 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