: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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Sophia had just finished her freshman year at Brown University and decided to head out to the Hamptons with her roommate, Eugenia.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
According to the release, police said Thornburg also confessed to killing two other people — his roommate Mark Jewell in May 2021 and his girlfriend Tanya Begay in Arizona in 2017.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Thornburg also allegedly confessed to murdering his roommate Mark Jewell in May 2021 and his girlfriend Tanya Begay, a Navajo woman from Gallup, New Mexico, in Arizona in 2017.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Outside of their tightknit bond, however, is a world full of complications, from Ben’s roommate Tyler (Zach Zucker), who treats him like a doormat, to Jamie’s roommate Kelly (Olivia Nikkanen), whose multiple attempts to pull her out of her shell have failed.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
According to the release, police said Thornburg also confessed to killing two other people — his roommate Mark Jewell in May 2021 and his girlfriend Tanya Begay in Arizona in 2017.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Thornburg also allegedly confessed to murdering his roommate Mark Jewell in May 2021 and his girlfriend Tanya Begay, a Navajo woman from Gallup, New Mexico, in Arizona in 2017.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Outside of their tightknit bond, however, is a world full of complications, from Ben’s roommate Tyler (Zach Zucker), who treats him like a doormat, to Jamie’s roommate Kelly (Olivia Nikkanen), whose multiple attempts to pull her out of her shell have failed.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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