as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the new owners took in roomers to help pay for the house
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Noun
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Preventing tenant displacement and other tenant protections using best practices also must be implemented to ensure people are able to stay in their existing homes or find housing near their jobs and/or schools.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026 -
Faced with fewer anchor tenants, Hackman defaulted on its mortgage and Goldman Sachs took over and is negotiating with Netflix to buy the lot at a price tag in the $330 million range.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Phantom Ranch lodgers, including the hiker, were evacuated by helicopter due to the hazardous gas.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
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“Roomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roomer. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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