roommate

noun

room·​mate ˈrüm-ˌmāt 

ˈru̇m-

: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters

called also roomie

Examples of roommate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then his neighbor, a deacon in his church, told him about a previous roommate who had died of cancer, and how he had recently been diagnosed himself. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

His roommate told police that at one point the house ran out of insulin altogether. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

The roommate then plugged the camera in and saw several videos of Long inside the bedroom testing out the device, according to the report. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for roommate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

roommate

noun

room·​mate ˈrüm-ˌmāt 

ˈru̇m-

: one of two or more persons sharing a room or dwelling