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
ˈhōm-ˌō-nər-ˌship How to pronounce homeowner (audio)
noun
or home ownership
… unable to attain the upward mobility and financial stability that homeownership brought to previous American generations. — Kirstin Downey

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But what are sitting rooms used for now—and how are homeowners reimagining today's sitting rooms to serve their contemporary lifestyles? — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025 The Lake Tahoe planning agency now allows homeowners to remove larger, 14-inch diameter trees without a permit. — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025 However, many end up looking lopsided because a homeowner planted them too close without any consideration of the eventual size. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025 The development would offer single-family homes with first-floor primary bedrooms and a homeowners association to handle all exterior maintenance, landscaping and snow removal, project attorney Vince Rosanova said. — Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 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 Mar. 2025.

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