homeowner
[hohm-oh-ner]
- a person who owns a home.
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Origin of homeowner
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Contemporary Examples
If it applies, it means the homeowner would be out of pocket for most costs if the home is damaged.
It is the burglar who bears the culpability for walking through an unlocked door, not the homeowner.
Nor do you have to have homeowner's insurance to own a home, just to obtain a mortgage.
Brady fell down the stairs, at which point he was looking up at the homeowner.
The woman was able to escape because her attacker was scared off after he heard a homeowner open up his sliding glass door.
Historical Examples
Even if no fire starts, electricity will be wasted and the homeowner will be paying for electricity that's doing no good.
Electricity for the 4-H ScientistEric B. Wilson
homeowner
- a person who owns the house in which he or she lives
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Word Origin and History for homeowner
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