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homeowner

[ hohm-oh-ner ]
/ ˈhoʊmˌoʊ nər /
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noun
a person who owns a home.
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Origin of homeowner

First recorded in 1940–45; home + owner

OTHER WORDS FROM homeowner

home·own·er·ship, home ownership, nounhomeowning, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for homeowner

homeowner
/ (ˈhəʊmˌəʊnə) /

noun
a person who owns the house in which he or she lives

Derived forms of homeowner

homeownership, noun
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