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

At the request of Gov. Mike Braun and homeowners statewide reeling from skyrocketing home values, property tax reform is supposed to be one of the top priorities this legislative session. —Arika Herron, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025

Security and Privacy For luxury homeowners, privacy and security are non-negotiable. —Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025

But Kline said the scale of the warehouse is something that homeowners could never have anticipated. —Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025

That would include those in high-risk zones where homeowners have been dropped by their providers in recent years. —Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 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