homeowner
noun
- one who owns their home
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English home English own Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English owner English homeowner From home + owner.
- Someone who owns a house.
“He advised homeowners to get insurance before then so they can be grandfathered in as discretionary buyers of flood insurance in a nonflood zone.”
“The homeowner theorized that the intruders saw that the house was up for sale and targeted it for their rager.”
- Someone who does not have the title to a house, but has possession and is paying for it in installments.
“The taxability of forgiven debt is set to become a pressing issue as more homeowners fall behind on their mortgages and face foreclosure.”