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homeowner

nounB1+Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,736 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: homeowners

A homeowner is somebody who owns the house they live in. First-time homeowners, a homeowner's insurance, homeowners and renters.

The word carries political weight, since homeowners and renters want opposite things from house prices, and every housing debate runs along that line. Most homeowners with a mortgage do not own the house outright.

Definitions of homeowner

  1. 1nounhomeownerSomebody who owns the house they live in.B1+

    “Homeowners along the river were told to prepare for flooding.”

homeowner is an owner.

Where it comes from

From home + owner.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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homeowner in the wild

  • At this point, the only option available to the homeowner is to accept the judgment or file bankruptcy.

    Second mortgage

  • No part of this private island is accessible to the general public without prior permission from a homeowner.

    Onset Island (Massachusetts)

  • One must be a homeowner, a guest of a homeowner, or someone who has rented a cottage from a homeowner to visit the island.

    Onset Island (Massachusetts)

  • Georgia Power is also charging the homeowner tax on the solar energy that is sold back to GP.

    Solar power in Georgia (U.S. state)

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.