: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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Her roommate was engaged to be married to another man.
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
In 2022, while attending USC, Moss became the subject of a student conduct investigation after his roommate and former, Mo Hassan, accused him of harsassment.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Snelling then left her off-campus home to attend class, but then returned just a few hours later — where officers arrested her after receiving a call from her concerned roommates, who found blood in her room, according to the affidavits.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson, roommates edition?
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
In 2022, while attending USC, Moss became the subject of a student conduct investigation after his roommate and former, Mo Hassan, accused him of harsassment.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Snelling then left her off-campus home to attend class, but then returned just a few hours later — where officers arrested her after receiving a call from her concerned roommates, who found blood in her room, according to the affidavits.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson, roommates edition?
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 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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