: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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That pair, both women and former roommates, did not wrap themselves in partisan labels.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Somers played Chrissy, the bubbly secretary roommate.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Two years after starring with Polly James as single roommates on the first season of the Liverpool-set The Liver Birds, Collins in 1971 was hired for ITV’s Upstairs, Downstairs to portray the maid Sarah, who at one point leaves Eaton Place to become a singer at a music hall, only to return.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Then, in March, Flores-Ruiz hit his roommate more than two dozen times in the head and choked him for several seconds, according to a state criminal complaint.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Somers played Chrissy, the bubbly secretary roommate.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Two years after starring with Polly James as single roommates on the first season of the Liverpool-set The Liver Birds, Collins in 1971 was hired for ITV’s Upstairs, Downstairs to portray the maid Sarah, who at one point leaves Eaton Place to become a singer at a music hall, only to return.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Then, in March, Flores-Ruiz hit his roommate more than two dozen times in the head and choked him for several seconds, according to a state criminal complaint.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 5 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 15 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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