ROOMMATE

roommate, roomie, roomy

(noun) an associate who shares a room with you

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

roommate (plural roommates)

A person with whom one shares a room, as at university etc.

(US, AU, Canada) A person (UK: flatmate, housemate, AU: sharemate) sharing the same home (sharehome).

Synonyms

• (informal) roomie

• (US) flatmate, housemate

Anagrams

• room meat

Source: Wiktionary


Room"mate`, n.

Definition: One of twe or more occupying the same room or rooms; one who shares the occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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