housemate

noun

house·​mate ˈhau̇s-ˌmāt How to pronounce housemate (audio)
: a person who lives in the same house with another

Examples of housemate in a Sentence

In college, she lived in a house off campus with five housemates. The TV belongs to my housemate.
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In the reel, a border collie seems to have taken on an unusual new habit from its feline housemate. Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 In the morning, Mortensen said none of their four housemates were up. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025 The 10 people who lived there, a mix of extended family members and a pair of housemates, are all originally from Honduras and hold varying immigration statuses. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025 In the weeks before she was murdered, Goncalves recounted a series of unnerving events to Mortensen and a second surviving housemate, according to a police report released last month. Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housemate

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of housemate was in 1593

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“Housemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housemate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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housemate

noun
house·​mate -ˌsmāt How to pronounce housemate (audio)
: a person who lives with another in the same house

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