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Examples of lodger in a Sentence
the mysterious lodger slept all day and only went out at night
Recent Examples on the Web
Short-term vacation rentals are seeing a spike in both renters and lodgers.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
His eccentric upstairs lodger Coco (Rebecca F. Wright) is a COVID denier who’s a bad influence on Bahlul, further vexing Terry.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
In the summer of 2024 Melville House will release his Devil's Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain
The Franciscan Sisters of Earling, Iowa took an unusual lodger into their convent in 1928, a 46 year old woman named Emma Schmidt with a history of demonic possession.
—TIME, 28 Oct. 2023
Frank had started out as her lodger more than thirty years ago.
—Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
Parts of this anxious, patchwork book are composed of letters written by the housekeeper of a Southern boarding house sometime after the Civil War, mostly concerning her troubles with a threatening male lodger.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 16 June 2023
We are clued in to the lodger’s identity (the actor family, the secessionist loyalties).
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
Pauline’s family lived in a ramshackle home and made ends meet by taking in lodgers.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
Her hosts fretted about a practice new to her: the possibility of crosses being burned in their yard due to the presence of a dark-eyed lodger with a foreign accent.
—Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
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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 23 May. 2024.
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
More from Merriam-Webster on lodger
Nglish: Translation of lodger for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of lodger for Arabic Speakers
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