: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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Novogratz recalls the afternoon in 2014 when his Princeton roommate Joseph Lubin brought him to Brooklyn to meet members of the Ethereum Foundation, who would launch their platform the following year.
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Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Thayer lived in an unairconditioned housing co-op in West Campus with a dozen or so roommates.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
That film told the real story of Brian Piccolo (James Caan in the film) and Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams), the first interracial roommates in the history of the NFL.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Morris played Winston on the Liz Meriwether created Fox show, one of the idiosyncratic dude roommates of Jess, along with Schmidt (Max Greenfield).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
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Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Thayer lived in an unairconditioned housing co-op in West Campus with a dozen or so roommates.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
That film told the real story of Brian Piccolo (James Caan in the film) and Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams), the first interracial roommates in the history of the NFL.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Morris played Winston on the Liz Meriwether created Fox show, one of the idiosyncratic dude roommates of Jess, along with Schmidt (Max Greenfield).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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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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