lodger
lodger
nounDefinition of LODGER
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house <the mysterious lodger slept all day and only went out at night>
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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