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Roomer

adv, noun

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    At a greater distance; farther off. not-comparable, obsolete

    "The Captaine in a Shippe of warre, is a iollie fellowe, and thinketh himselfe a lyttle God, because hee speaketh prowdlie to the Souldiors, and maketh them quayle at the shaking of his lockes: […] If any be vnrulie, hee casteth him ouerboorde, or if any be fearefull, hee bindes him to the Maste: if hée crie aloofe, the Helmes man dares not goe roomer: and if hée bidde shoote, the gunner dares not but giue fyre."

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who rents a room.

    "Many years ago, while rummaging through cartons in our basement, I found a tattered, coverless copy of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room. It had probably been left behind by one of the roomers with whom we shared our house."

  2. 2
    a tenant in someone's house wordnet
  3. 3
    A residence having the specified number of rooms. in-compounds

    "Rents were to be $60 a month for a two-room flat, $90 for a three-roomer and $120 for a four-roomer."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From room + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 2).

Etymology 2

From room + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 2).

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