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

Others want the homeowners to get back at the neighbor with some lawful hardscaping. —Colson Thayer, People.com, 26 June 2025

The judge found that the homeowners had sufficient standing to bring the case. —Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2025

Sometimes homeowners mistake mole damage for vole damage, says Pierce. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 June 2025

Texas homeowners struggling under the growing burden of rising housing costs are supportive of the new package of property tax cuts signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on Monday. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 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