- roommate
- noun Date: 1770 one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters — called also room•ie
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Roommate — Room mate , n. One of two or more occupying the same room or rooms; one who shares the occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roommate — 1789, Amer.Eng., from ROOM (Cf. room) + MATE (Cf. mate) (n.). Short form roomie is from 1918 … Etymology dictionary
roommate — ☆ roommate [ro͞om′māt΄ ] n. a person with whom one shares a room or rooms … English World dictionary
Roommate — A roommate is a person with whom one shares a residence who is not a relative or significant other. Synonyms include suitemate, housemate, or flatmate ( flat : the usual term in British English for an apartment). In the UK, the term roommate… … Wikipedia
roommate — [[t]ru͟ːmmeɪt, r ʊm [/t]] roommates also room mate 1) N COUNT Your roommate is the person you share a rented room, apartment, or house with, for example when you are at university. [AM] 2) N COUNT Your roommate is the person you share a rented… … English dictionary
roommate — UK [ˈruːmˌmeɪt] / US [ˈrumˌmeɪt] noun [countable] Word forms roommate : singular roommate plural roommates 1) someone who you share a room with, for example at university 2) mainly American a flatmate … English dictionary
roommate — noun (C) 1 someone who you share a room with, especially at college: Ben and I were roommates at university. 2 AmE someone you share a room, apartment, or house with; flatmate BrE: I hate the way my roommate never does the dishes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Roommate (band) — Roommate is a band from Chicago, IL. History Roommate began as the solo music project of Kent Lambert in 2000. He had just moved from Iowa City to Brooklyn and started recording music in his apartment. In 2001, he relocated to Chicago and self… … Wikipedia
Roommate Apartments — (Варшава,Польша) Категория отеля: Адрес: Different locations within Śródmieście … Каталог отелей
roommate — /roohm mayt , room /, n. a person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others. [1780 90, Amer.; ROOM + MATE1] * * * … Universalium
