: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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The roommate briefly made contact with Rhodes over the phone while sheriffs were at her residence.
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In southeast Los Angeles County, V.M., a 59-year-old naturalized citizen, relies on her roommate to pick up her groceries and prescriptions.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
The nurse called the priest to do an exorcism on the house and bless the nurse and her roommate.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
In the 2010 drama Remember Me, NYU student Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson) is dragged by his best friend/roommate, Aidan (Tate Ellington), to the bar for his birthday.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In southeast Los Angeles County, V.M., a 59-year-old naturalized citizen, relies on her roommate to pick up her groceries and prescriptions.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
The nurse called the priest to do an exorcism on the house and bless the nurse and her roommate.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
In the 2010 drama Remember Me, NYU student Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson) is dragged by his best friend/roommate, Aidan (Tate Ellington), to the bar for his birthday.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roommate
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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