homeowner

/ˈhəʊməʊnə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhəʊməʊnər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhōm-ˌō-nər/ (ame, mw)

homeowner — noun

  • homeownersingular
  • homeownersplural

1. a person who has bought and legally holds the house or flat they live in, rather

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person who has bought and legally holds the house or flat they live in, rather than renting it

例句

As a new homeowner, Maeve spent her first weekend painting the bedroom walls.

common phrase: as a new homeowner

Most homeowners in the village pay a yearly tax to fix the local roads.

plural subject: most homeowners pay

同義詞
  • owner-occupier

    more formal; common in British property and legal writing

  • property owner

    wider — covers any owned property, not only one's own home

反義詞
  • tenant

    pays rent to live in a place they do not own

  • renter

    American English for someone who rents rather than owns

用法筆記

Subject is always a person who owns, not rents; contrast with 'tenant' (someone who pays rent to live somewhere).

常見錯誤

❌I am a homeowner of a small car.
✅I am the owner of a small car.
💡'homeowner' is only for a house or flat, not other property.
❌She rents a flat, so she is a homeowner.
✅She rents a flat, so she is a tenant.
💡a homeowner owns the home, not someone who rents it.