roommate
nounUS /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/
Etymology From room + -mate.
1
A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
2
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Philippines, US A person sharing the same home albeit not the same room (but generally not a family member or spouse).
- I live with Marsha. We’re roommates.2016, “Learning English (public domain)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 18 Sep 2017:
- Derived terms
- roommatehood, roommateless, roommately, roommateness, roommateship
- Related terms
- room and board, roomer, rooming house, boarder, comrade