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[ room-meyt, room- ] / ˈrumˌmeɪt, ˈrʊm- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR roommate ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others. Origin of roommateAn Americanism dating back to 1780–90; room + mate1 Words nearby roommateroom father, roomful, roomie, rooming house, rooming-in, roommate, room mother, room service, room temperature, roomy, Rooney Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for roommateBut it appears no charges have been brought against the roommate. The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ultimately 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|DAILY BEAST Seevakumaran 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|DAILY BEAST One confessed to have killed her alone; the other said he did it with his roommate. The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She texted her roommate to reserve their bedroom for the purposes of bringing back John Doe. Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?|Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST In fact, until very recently, he was my roommate, and we were good friends. Frank Merriwell's Reward|Burt L. Standish Ramsey made immediate and conspicuous efforts to avoid sitting next to his roommate, but was not so adroit as to be successful. Ramsey Milholland|Booth Tarkington It was yet dark when Mary was rudely awakened by her roommate kicking her with all her might. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley|Mary Ellen Chase She might have given up to her feelings had not her roommate joined her. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall|Jean K. Baird When I wasn't getting a drink for Erma, I was driving my roommate in from the corridor and getting her down to work. Hester's Counterpart|Jean K. Baird
British Dictionary definitions for roommate
nouna 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 Words related to roommatemate, friend, bedfellow, roomie, flatmate, bunkmate |