roommate

[ room-meyt, room- ]

noun

1. a person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others.

roommate

/ ˈruːmˌmeɪt; ˈrʊm- /

noun

1. a person with whom one shares a room or lodging

Word History and Origins

Origin of roommate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; room + mate ¹

Example Sentences

CaroleAnn Higa, 77, and a roommate escaped their home to the roar of helicopters overhead.

From Los Angeles Times

She stuffed some clothes and her respirator into her purse, and her roommate loaded her oxygen tank into the car.

From Los Angeles Times

Appearing together in ‘The Roommate,’ Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow bring their star power to Broadway and discuss friendship and longevity in theater.

From Los Angeles Times

Backstage at the Booth Theatre, Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone, who are starring in Jen Silverman’s comedy “The Roommate,” are as tense as any politically sentient human being right now.

From Los Angeles Times

Had Farrow and LuPone toyed with the idea of working together before “The Roommate”?

From Los Angeles Times

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