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lodg·er

   [loj-er]
noun
a person who lives in rented quarters in another's house; roomer.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English loger tent-dweller. See lodge, -er1
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lodger (ˈlɒdʒə)
 
—n
a person who pays rent in return for accommodation in someone else's house

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lodger
c.1300, from lodge.
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