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the mysterious lodger slept all day and only went out at night
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That would be our gastrointestinal lodger, Escherichia coli, the little bug that helped build modern biology and launch the entire biotechnology industry.
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2011
The other abbreviations stood for child, parent, grandchild, other relative, lodger, servant, other, and inmate.
—WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022
When their contractors arrived in the spring of 2021, the family moved upstairs, camping out on the upper floors and using the lodger’s kitchen.
—Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 7 June 2022
Meanwhile, Philip’s mother Myra rants about the immorality of Liam’s mother having shacked up with their lodger.
—Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
There were all these people that came into our lives constantly—through a door, out the back door, this lodger, that person….
—Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2020
For now, Collins, who is divorced, has taken a lodger in her home to generate extra income.
—John Detrixhe, Quartz, 3 July 2020
One temporary-housing camp is offering free food to attract lodgers, and trailer parks are emptying.
—Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2020
Among the lodgers are Franklin W.H. Burke II (Marc Kudisch), his wife Laura (Luba Mason) and their son Elias (Todd Almond), a rangy adult with the mind of a child, and no sense of his own strength.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2020
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2011
The other abbreviations stood for child, parent, grandchild, other relative, lodger, servant, other, and inmate.
—WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022
When their contractors arrived in the spring of 2021, the family moved upstairs, camping out on the upper floors and using the lodger’s kitchen.
—Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 7 June 2022
Meanwhile, Philip’s mother Myra rants about the immorality of Liam’s mother having shacked up with their lodger.
—Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
There were all these people that came into our lives constantly—through a door, out the back door, this lodger, that person….
—Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2020
For now, Collins, who is divorced, has taken a lodger in her home to generate extra income.
—John Detrixhe, Quartz, 3 July 2020
One temporary-housing camp is offering free food to attract lodgers, and trailer parks are emptying.
—Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2020
Among the lodgers are Franklin W.H. Burke II (Marc Kudisch), his wife Laura (Luba Mason) and their son Elias (Todd Almond), a rangy adult with the mind of a child, and no sense of his own strength.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near lodger
Cite this Entry
“Lodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lodger. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
lodger
noun
lodg·er
ˈläj-ər 
: one that lodges
especially
: one that occupies a rented room in another's house
Legal Definition
lodger
noun
lodg·er
ˈlä-jər
: a person who occupies a rented room in another's house
specifically
: a person who by agreement with the owner of a house acquires no property, interest, or possession therein but only the right to occupy a designated room or area that remains in the owner's legal possession
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