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

Alexandra recommends looking for recurring payments to insurance companies beyond health, auto, or homeowners insurance. —Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025

Mary Ceron is another homeowner who attempted to quit but ended up at a final hearing against her will. —Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025

Hurricane risk for Florida homeowners is an example. —Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Earlier this year, State Farm asked state regulators for another premium increase on top of a 17 percent emergency increase on its homeowner policies greenlit by the California Department of Insurance after the January wildfires. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 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