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

One of the other big things that really affected homeowners was capping SALT, the state- and local-tax deductions, at $10,000. —Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024

Add rising claims from wildfires, Colorado now ranks sixth in the country for the premiums homeowners pay to insure their properties. —Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024

While the national nonprofit organization was referring to commercial spaces, the same issues can motivate homeowners too, particularly if there’s a family member who would be exceptionally impacted by a fall. —Jamie Gold, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

In fact, according to the 2024 US Houzz Outdoor Trends Study, nearly three in five homeowners upgraded their home’s exterior wall surface (58%) this past year. —Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing homeowner

• homeowner's insurance