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"homeowner" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often householder (11 letters).
Definitions
someone who owns a home
Word origin
From home + owner.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“The taxability of forgiven debt is set to become a pressing issue as more homeowners fall behind on their mortgages and face foreclosure.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Householder”9 letters
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