: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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In a twist of fate, Leonard and Howard were roommates at the Manning Passing Academy last summer.
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Palmer plays Dreux, a Los Angeles waitress who, when her artist roommate Alyssa (SZA) gives their rent money to an untrustworthy boyfriend, Keshawn (Joshua David Neal), goes on a madcap, day-long odyssey to raise the money before they’re evicted.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Their roommates were careful later to return to the room quietly and both women got a good night’s sleep waking at approximately 6am.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The victims were childhood best friends Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum and Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene; their roommate Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls; and Ethan Chapin, 20, of Mount Vernon, Washington, who was Kernodle’s boyfriend.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Palmer plays Dreux, a Los Angeles waitress who, when her artist roommate Alyssa (SZA) gives their rent money to an untrustworthy boyfriend, Keshawn (Joshua David Neal), goes on a madcap, day-long odyssey to raise the money before they’re evicted.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Their roommates were careful later to return to the room quietly and both women got a good night’s sleep waking at approximately 6am.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The victims were childhood best friends Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum and Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene; their roommate Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls; and Ethan Chapin, 20, of Mount Vernon, Washington, who was Kernodle’s boyfriend.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2025
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roommate
noun
room·mate
ˈrüm-ˌmāt 
ˈru̇m-
: one of two or more persons sharing a room or dwelling
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