roommate

Etymology

From room + -mate.

noun

  1. A person with whom one shares a room, as at university, etc.
  2. (US, Australia, Canada) A person sharing the same home (but generally not a family member or spouse).
    I live with Marsha. We’re roommates. Audio (US) (file) 2016, “Learning English (public domain)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 2017-09-18
  3. (LGBT slang, humorous, ironic) A same-sex significant other with whom one lives; a coinhabitant in a non-heterosexual relationship.

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