: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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Zhang years ago handed leadership at ByteDance to fellow co-founder and college roommate Liang Rubo, who’s now also based there.
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Zheping Huang, Fortune Asia, 8 May 2024
During the Sacramento homicide investigation, authorities discovered Ehsan tried to kill his roommate in 2000 in Santa Rosa, prosecutors said.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
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Zheping Huang, Fortune Asia, 8 May 2024
During the Sacramento homicide investigation, authorities discovered Ehsan tried to kill his roommate in 2000 in Santa Rosa, prosecutors said.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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roommate
noun
room·mate
ˈrüm-ˌmāt 
ˈru̇m-
: one of two or more persons sharing a room or dwelling
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