1
: living in one's place of employment
a live-in caregiver
2
: being or involving people in a romantic or sexual relationship who live together and are not married
a live-in partner
a live-in relationship
live-in
noun
plural live-ins
lived in; living in; lives in
: to live in one's place of employment : live in another's home
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
At the time of the murder, Quarrie was also working as a live-in health aide but was using the name of a friend’s child to cash her checks, cops said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
As its title conveys, the film shows the costs of good reporting: Investigative journalist Roberto Deniz, whose work is the focus of the film, becomes a Maduro target and ends up living in exile.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The building offers a 24-hour doorman, concierge, a live-in super, and an Equinox gym with a swimming pool and basketball court.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
At the time of the murder, Quarrie was also working as a live-in health aide but was using the name of a friend’s child to cash her checks, cops said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
The caller, Micha Keynan, introduced himself as a fellow writer and an Israeli, like me, living in Los Angeles.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
As its title conveys, the film shows the costs of good reporting: Investigative journalist Roberto Deniz, whose work is the focus of the film, becomes a Maduro target and ends up living in exile.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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