Definition of roommate
: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters —called also room*ie \ˈrü-mē, ˈru̇-\
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His roommate, Jeremy Basdeo, walked in on the startling aftermath.
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A first-year Miami teacher sharing a two-bedroom apartment with a roommate might spend 36 percent of his or her salary on housing, Apartment List found, which is already above the 30 percent benchmark experts recommend as a maximum for rent.
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One person who could enlighten us on what Cathy did or didn’t do in an effort to stop Maskell is Sister Russell, Cathy’s roommate in that Carriage House apartment.
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The victim, 50, was found by her roommate in their home in the 12000 block of Fourth Avenue West, south of Everett.
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Right now, Barnett and third-round corner Rasul Douglas are roommates at the hotel where the Eagles stash rookies.
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Quantrill and Lauer met in San Diego shortly after they were drafted and were roommates in the instructional league last summer.
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A good portion of the interns on the Hill, their parents were roommates, neighbors, or knew someone, like the chief of staff or even the member themselves.
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Neither does my roommate’s, my neighbor’s or my Pilates instructor’s.
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ROOMMATE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of roommate for English Language Learners
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: a person who shares a room, apartment, or house with someone else
ROOMMATE Defined for Kids
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: one of two or more people sharing a room or dwelling
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