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
As the morning progresses, the audience is introduced to the other boarders living at the Hollies’ home.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
Some EDs now routinely hold more boarders — many of them quite ill — than patients being actively evaluated.
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Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Day believes Feely's emphasis on boarder security will not only make Arizona a safer place, but America safer as a whole.
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Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
17 Apr. 2026
The Terramar beach break is popular with families, long-boarders and older surfers.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
Some EDs now routinely hold more boarders — many of them quite ill — than patients being actively evaluated.
—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Day believes Feely's emphasis on boarder security will not only make Arizona a safer place, but America safer as a whole.
—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
17 Apr. 2026
The Terramar beach break is popular with families, long-boarders and older surfers.
—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for boarder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarder
Noun
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The panel is supposed to be independent, but with six of the board's nine members appointed by Mamdani, tenants were hopeful the outcome would be in their favor.
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In the initial weeks and months after a six-alarm fire displaced 834 tenants of The Cooper apartments near downtown Fort Worth in June 2025, residents rallied around each other.
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.
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Phantom Ranch lodgers, including the hiker, were evacuated by helicopter due to the hazardous gas.
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“Boarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarder. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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