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roommate

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room⋅mate

[room-meyt, room-]
–noun
a person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others.

Origin:
1780–90, Americanism; room + mate 1
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room·mate   (rōōm'māt', rŏŏm'-)   
n.  A person with whom one shares a room or rooms.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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