roommate

noun

room·​mate ˈrüm-ˌmāt How to pronounce roommate (audio)
ˈru̇m-
Synonyms of roommatenext
: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters

called also roomie

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As one of their first witnesses, prosecutors called Karena Rosario, who found her roommate's lifeless, battered body. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Even the worst days doing this are exponentially better than the potential of waking up to my elderly roommate stabbing me in the pancreas. — Tim Savage, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026 Then his neighbor, a deacon in his church, told him about a previous roommate who had died of cancer, and how he had recently been diagnosed himself. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roommate

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First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of roommate was in 1770

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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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roommate

noun
room·​mate ˈrüm-ˌmāt How to pronounce roommate (audio)
ˈru̇m-
: one of two or more persons sharing a room or dwelling

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