: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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The three women lived at the off-campus home with the other two female roommates, while Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and slept over for the night.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2025
In a separate ruling, Hippler said that the jury will be able to hear the 911 call made the following day by the victim’s two roommates as well as the exchange of text messages between the surviving roommates at 4 a.m. when one of them spotted a masked man in the house.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
The trailer includes the return of Wednesday’s roommate, Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), and the debut of Steve Buscemi‘s new series regular character.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Smith and Machado-Fore, who was 52 years old, met through her roommate, who was romanitcally inovlved with Smith, prosecutors wrote in sentencing documents.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2025
In a separate ruling, Hippler said that the jury will be able to hear the 911 call made the following day by the victim’s two roommates as well as the exchange of text messages between the surviving roommates at 4 a.m. when one of them spotted a masked man in the house.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
The trailer includes the return of Wednesday’s roommate, Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers), and the debut of Steve Buscemi‘s new series regular character.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Smith and Machado-Fore, who was 52 years old, met through her roommate, who was romanitcally inovlved with Smith, prosecutors wrote in sentencing documents.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate. Accessed 5 May. 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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