homeowner

noun

home·​own·​er ˈhōm-ˌō-nər How to pronounce homeowner (audio)
: 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 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

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The percentage of Hispanic homeowners in the United States reached 49.5% in 2023, representing a substantial rise from the 2013 ownership rate of 45%. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 Drivers are guilty of the same, homeowners and renters, too. Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 May 2025 Home equity-sharing agreements For all those reasons, debt products aren’t right for many homeowners. Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 18 May 2025 And as Prairie Village homes appreciated, these white homeowners built generational wealth. Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for homeowner

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of homeowner was in 1850

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“Homeowner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeowner. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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