: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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In Less Than Angels (1955), working-class Digby is startled when his roommate Mark picks up a debutante.
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
That roommate was Jeannie Ringo Tarkenton, who went on to found Funding U, which has provided $80 million in low-interest loans to about 8,000 students who needed help to pay for college, according to Princeton.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Flores-Ruiz hit his roommate more than two dozen times in the head and choked him for several seconds, according to a criminal complaint.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 Nov. 2025
He and the five teammates who’ve doubled as his roommates since freshman year partnered with four other football players this year in a house.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
That roommate was Jeannie Ringo Tarkenton, who went on to found Funding U, which has provided $80 million in low-interest loans to about 8,000 students who needed help to pay for college, according to Princeton.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Flores-Ruiz hit his roommate more than two dozen times in the head and choked him for several seconds, according to a criminal complaint.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 Nov. 2025
He and the five teammates who’ve doubled as his roommates since freshman year partnered with four other football players this year in a house.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 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 18 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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