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homeowner

homeowner

216 2.5
A person who owns the house or apartment where they live
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊmˌoʊnər/
translation icon : propietario
  • After searching for months, the young couple finally became proud homeowners of a charming cottage.
  • homeowners insurance
  • homeowners association
  • many homeowners

What do you tell homeowners not to do?

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Examples

  • Do you have homeowner's insurance?

  • By contrast, a study from Scotland found that homeowners are more likely to use active travel than non-homeowners.

    Academic text (2012)
  • What do you tell homeowners not to do?

  • I am here to sound like the typical homeowner that knows nothing about taxes.

  • And a lot of homeowners are saying, great, it's all yours.

  • We know that look on a homeowner's face when they first get the keys at the table.

  • New proud homeowner, first home ever in Belize.

  • None of the homeowners modified their reduction system, although one homeowner reported making renovations to his house.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In a situation of such uncertainty, house builders and homeowners hesitated to make improvements.

    Academic text (1994)
  • However, in Puerto Rico, virtually all homeowners with a mortgage are required to carry earthquake insurance.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

owner-occupier
vshomeowner
  • UK
4.8

A person who lives in a home they bought

is the common everyday term for the same idea

Antonyms

41 1.8

A person who pays to use a house, car, or other property owned by someone else

How Domestic

homemaker
28 2.7
nester
5 6.0
homeowner
216 2.5
to tenant
1 4.8
resident
8 2.0

Surface Forms

homeowner singular
homeowners plural

Morphology

homeowner = home + owner (transparent) = home + owner

Direct compound of 'home' + 'owner'; the meaning 'person who owns their home' is immediately derivable.

Etymology

Homeowner is simply made of home and owner. The owner part comes from the common word own, which means 'to have' or 'to belong to', so a homeowner is someone who has their house or apartment rather than renting it.