: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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Talk about an unwanted roommate… now evicted.
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Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Carracedo-Vega had previously borrowed the vehicle from her roommate had keys to it, as stated in Carracedo-Vega's arrest affidavit.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Fans can see original photos of Basquiat shot by his one-time roommate, Alexis Adler, recently acquired by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The three women lived at the King Road home with two female roommates who went unharmed in the early morning attack, and Chapin slept over for the night.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
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Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Carracedo-Vega had previously borrowed the vehicle from her roommate had keys to it, as stated in Carracedo-Vega's arrest affidavit.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Fans can see original photos of Basquiat shot by his one-time roommate, Alexis Adler, recently acquired by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The three women lived at the King Road home with two female roommates who went unharmed in the early morning attack, and Chapin slept over for the night.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 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 9 Dec. 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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