Housemate
//ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone living in the same house.
"‘“Housemate”,’ he repeated, disdainfully. ‘What does this word imply?’ ‘That we are two unpartnered people, sharing the cost of the rent on a house, and are not romantically involved.’"
- 2 someone who resides in the same house with you wordnet
Example
More examples"Yanni is waiting for his Algerian housemate."
Etymology
From house + -mate.
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