as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
a boarder who paid $100 per week for a room and meals
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Recent Examples of boarder
Chloe Kim will be the 15th boarder down the pipe this morning.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
To make money, Tessa at times took on boarders and had as many as three jobs at once.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Kim is the youngest halfpipe Olympic gold medalist and the first female boarder to land back-to-back 1080s.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In the past, common practice for empty-nest homeowners, especially widows, was to have boarders living in their empty bedrooms to help pay their bills and avoid eviction.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
To make money, Tessa at times took on boarders and had as many as three jobs at once.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Kim is the youngest halfpipe Olympic gold medalist and the first female boarder to land back-to-back 1080s.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In the past, common practice for empty-nest homeowners, especially widows, was to have boarders living in their empty bedrooms to help pay their bills and avoid eviction.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for boarder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarder
Noun
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The city issued unsafe structure notices on residents' doors this week, ordering tenants in 10 units to vacate the premises effective March 9 for their safety.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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The revenues fund affordable housing, tenant protections and homelessness prevention programs.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Phantom Ranch lodgers, including the hiker, were evacuated by helicopter due to the hazardous gas.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
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“Boarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarder. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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