roomer

room·er

noun \ˈrü-mər, ˈru̇-\

Definition of ROOMER

: one who occupies a rented room in another's house

Examples of ROOMER

1. <the new owners took in roomers to help pay for the house>

First Known Use of ROOMER

circa 1871

Related to ROOMER

Synonyms: boarder, lessee, lodger, renter, tenant

Antonyms: landlord, lessor, letter

Related Words: cotenant, subtenant; flatmate [chiefly British], roommate (also roomie); guest, visitor; occupant, occupier, resident, resider

Near Antonyms: laird [chiefly Scottish], landholder, landowner, proprietor; landlady; slumlord; host, innkeeper, proprietor

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Rhymes with ROOMER

bloomer, Bloomer, boomer, groomer, humor, rumor, Sumer, tumor