owner-occupied

[ oh-ner-ok-yuh-pahyd ]

adjective

1. (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.

Other Words From

• owner-occu·pier noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of owner-occupied¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

This is a far cry from the 50s and 60s, when California abounded in new owner-occupied single family homes.

From The Daily Beast

He had seen them once before when they and their owner occupied a cab together with his fair dinner partner.

From Project Gutenberg