: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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Surviving roommates' phones Kohberger's defense also responded to a motion by prosecutors seeking to have text messages between Mortensen and another surviving roommate, Bethany Funke, included as evidence at trial.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Records disclosed by the defense showed the other roommate, who lived on the first floor, made several phone calls starting at 7:30 a.m., while the second-floor roommate was using Instagram on her phone by 8 a.m.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
Off campus, rents range from $450 to $2,000 per month, depending on the location, building quality, utilities and number of roommates.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
And in that story there’s a kind of soccer-playing-bro type, who starts hooking up with his roommate, who’s femme.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Records disclosed by the defense showed the other roommate, who lived on the first floor, made several phone calls starting at 7:30 a.m., while the second-floor roommate was using Instagram on her phone by 8 a.m.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
Off campus, rents range from $450 to $2,000 per month, depending on the location, building quality, utilities and number of roommates.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
And in that story there’s a kind of soccer-playing-bro type, who starts hooking up with his roommate, who’s femme.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate. Accessed 30 Mar. 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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