roommate

noun

room·​mate ˈrüm-ˌmāt 

ˈru̇m-

: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters

called also roomie

Examples of roommate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shut out of the housing market, young adults increasingly opt to live with roommates, or with their parents. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2026

The roommate also reported an exchange that suggested her rapist may have encountered Sebold in the past. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Vukosa was happy to find herself as a roommate of junior guard Kayleigh Heckel, a friend and fellow New Yorker. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026

Screening means swabbing patients to find carriers and isolating them before the organism reaches roommates and equipment. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for roommate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

roommate

noun

room·​mate ˈrüm-ˌmāt 

ˈru̇m-

: one of two or more persons sharing a room or dwelling