roommate
a person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others.
Origin of roommate
1Words Nearby roommate
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use roommate in a sentence
This is especially true if you have to share a room with a roommate.
Hints From Heloise: Treasured stuffed animals need a bath | Heloise Heloise | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostIn Lee’s apartment, she and her roommates established a kitchen schedule and set firm rules about who was allowed into the communal spaces.
I was lucky to be making decent money so young but the truth is I could just barely afford it with a roommate.
The GameStop stock craze is about a populist uprising against Wall Street. But it’s more complicated than that. | David J. Lynch | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostAfter learning Nichols’s career goal, Hurley introduced her to his college roommate Kevin Eastman, an assistant coach for the Clippers at the time.
From ticket sales to the front office: How Amber Nichols became the G League’s second female GM | Ava Wallace | January 30, 2021 | Washington PostAfter the Terrapins returned home from Wisconsin, Graham’s parents met their son’s roommates and coaches.
James Graham III could still be in high school. Instead, he’s settling in at Maryland. | Emily Giambalvo | January 21, 2021 | Washington Post
But it appears no charges have been brought against the roommate.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist | Creede Newton | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUltimately Seevakumaran only pointed a gun at his roommate, who locked himself in a bedroom and called 911.
School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website | Brandy Zadrozny | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSeevakumaran uploaded six videos to YouTube on March 17, just hours before he would threaten his roommate and commit suicide.
School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website | Brandy Zadrozny | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith unexpected help from her transgender roommate, Regal finds the strength to put her life back together.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos | Itay Hod | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe called his college roommate, Sam Yam, who immediately got to coding; within months, their website, Patreon, was launched.
Viral Video Pioneers: How Pomplamoose is Turning YouTube Stardom Into a Sustainable Profession | Oliver Jones | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI did not expect you would accept me for a roommate, after what had happened, but you did.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. StandishScarcely had we settled ourselves, each with his roommate, than the two weeks' revival began.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempHarry looked into his roommate's face, and saw that Frank Merriwell was aroused at last.
Frank Merriwell's Races | Burt L. StandishSuddenly Frank's roommate arose, and, with two swift steps, he was at the man's side.
Frank Merriwell's Races | Burt L. StandishAs Amy 59 hastily lighted the candle on the little table at the side of the bed, she turned a perturbed face on her roommate.
Peggy Raymond's Vacation | Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
British Dictionary definitions for roommate
/ (ˈruːmˌmeɪt, ˈrʊm-) /
a person with whom one shares a room or lodging
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse