homeowner

noun

home·​own·​er ˈhōm-ˌō-nər 

: a person who owns a home

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

According to Stacy, the company’s reputation and extensive experience have given them the ability to alleviate any stress or hassles for the homeowner. —Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025

About 44% of Black Americans are homeowners, compared with 74% of white Americans. —Beverly Moran, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025

Manual Removal of Grass from Flower Beds My uncle, RD Hodges, a North Carolina State Extension Agent, loved to tell homeowners to use the Santa Claus method to remove grass from flower beds—Hoe, Hoe, Hoe. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025

Other homeowners find that the time- and labor-saving benefits of leaf blowers outweigh the noise and air pollution. —Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025

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