rooming house

noun

room·​ing house ˈrü-miŋ- 

ˈru̇-

: a house where lodgings are provided for rent

Examples of rooming house in a Sentence

After losing his job, he moved to a cheap rooming house.

Recent Examples on the Web

While a rooming house is technically permitted in Wesley Height’s zoning district, Allred noted that the owner was required to live on the property of a rooming house under the UDO. — Diamy Wang august 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026

Officers responded to the report of an altercation involving numerous people at a rooming house in the 350 block of Park Avenue just after midnight on Tuesday, according to Det. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026

Riverlawn was a project of apartments and barracks-type rooming houses adjacent to Frontier. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

Police said a woman was stabbed multiple times inside a rooming house on the 5500 block of West Girard Avenue in West Philly on Sunday. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rooming house

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse

Kids Definition

rooming house

noun

: a house where rooms are rented to lodgers