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roommate

[ room-meyt, room- ]

noun

  1. a person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others.


roommate

/ ˈruːmˌmeɪt; ˈrʊm- /

noun

  1. a person with whom one shares a room or lodging
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of roommate1

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; room + mate 1
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Covarrubias, 42, along with her husband and their roommate, decided to leave on their own the evening of Jan. 7 before any evacuation alert.

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"In 2007, the manic pixie dream girl was all the rage, and that's all fine and dandy up until your roommate gets murdered, and then you just become an episode of 'Law and Order.'"

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“I’m Jack,” I choked out nervously to my new roommate, Kaitlyn.

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They used their savings to pay for it, then began testing the booth out in Ryan’s three-bedroom apartment, which he shared with roommates.

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Last time we talked, you were living with a bunch of roommates in Philadelphia.

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