as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
a boarder who paid $100 per week for a room and meals
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Recent Examples of boarder
Carroll Hospital can sometimes have over 20 patients — called boarders — waiting for an available bed.
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Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
Backcountry’s in-house brand is often our go-to recommendation when skiers and boarders are looking for Gore-Tex outerwear at a relatively reasonable price.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 Feb. 2025
Marks, a respected value investor who famously foresaw the dot-com bubble, said high-yield credit could serve as an appealing alternative to equities, given that most sell-side strategists project only measly returns this year in the boarder market.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
The mass shooting was the city’s worst since 1985, when a woman and her three children were murdered by a boarder in their home who died of suicide in the same incident.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
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Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
Backcountry’s in-house brand is often our go-to recommendation when skiers and boarders are looking for Gore-Tex outerwear at a relatively reasonable price.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 Feb. 2025
Marks, a respected value investor who famously foresaw the dot-com bubble, said high-yield credit could serve as an appealing alternative to equities, given that most sell-side strategists project only measly returns this year in the boarder market.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
The mass shooting was the city’s worst since 1985, when a woman and her three children were murdered by a boarder in their home who died of suicide in the same incident.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarder
Noun
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Close neighbors of the coming Apple offices include Ivy Station, a $350-million residential, hotel and office complex where the anchor office tenant is HBO.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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And technology is reshaping how tenants interact with their environments.—
Kira Golenko,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Things take a turn for the horrifying and comedic when the new lodgers find it is already inhabited by a 400-year-old evil entity.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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Record sales were slowing; Dennis’ lodger, Charles Manson, wanted a deal with Brother Records, the band’s own label; and Brian was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.—
Will Ainsley,
SPIN,
24 May 2024
Noun
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Upstairs, visitors can dive into an immersive journey split across four rooms: dream, travel, feel and breeze, each showcasing an aspect of the Celine summer offering, which spans lifestyle, travel, sport and fragrances.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Who should get another measles shot? Vaccination of visitors to areas affected by outbreaks should follow the same recommendations issued by health authorities for those areas, which are being published on the agency's website, the CDC told doctors.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Boarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarder. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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