: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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The Globetrotters wanted Spud after college, but Blakeley sent him instead for a little USBL seasoning at Rhode Island, where his roommate was 7-7 Manute Bol.
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Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Even without my roommate (my usual go-to self-tanner assistant), my back—using a larger towel applicator—looked totally streak-free, thanks to how evenly and smoothly the glycerin-rich formula spreads.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
But when the three mathematicians reunited in 2025, Schwartz learned that Lelièvre’s roommate, Vincent Tugayé,had found an example that worked with nine vertices.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
College roommates to champions.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Even without my roommate (my usual go-to self-tanner assistant), my back—using a larger towel applicator—looked totally streak-free, thanks to how evenly and smoothly the glycerin-rich formula spreads.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
But when the three mathematicians reunited in 2025, Schwartz learned that Lelièvre’s roommate, Vincent Tugayé,had found an example that worked with nine vertices.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
College roommates to champions.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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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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