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

Real estate agents say homeowners increasingly want to take the next step in their lives and are deciding to move rather than hold on to their ultra-low mortgage rates. —Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026

Denver is no longer mailing all homeowners their property tax bills as the city’s statements move online. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026

Some frustrated homeowners simply tossed the snow into the middle of the streets. —Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026

City data shows Norcross is nearly evenly split between homeowners and renters. —Leondra Head, CBS News, 29 Jan. 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