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roommate

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As a noun, roommate means a person with whom one shares a room, as at university, etc.

Meanings of roommate

3 meanings

noun

  1. A person with whom one shares a room, as at university, etc.

  2. USauCanadaA person sharing the same home (but generally not a family member or spouse).

  3. lgbt slanghumorousironicA same-sex significant other with whom one lives; a coinhabitant in a non-heterosexual relationship.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

roommate around the world

US, CanadaA person sharing the same home (but generally not a family member or spouse).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: an associate who shares a room with you
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