as in tenants
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 boarders
Many of the runs are long, groomed cruisers that are perfect for confident skiers and boarders.
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
The boarders were crashing all over it.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 13 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
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
Images showed paddle boarders, surfers, swimmers and more in the ocean forming a ring and a heart at one point, while others watched from the beach.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
One of the boarders, Charlie, came down to buy a box of cereal and some milk.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
With snow in Colorado's mountains, skiers, boarders and other visitors are heading back to the high country.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
By the 1960s, generations of boarders had carved up the original interiors, and a young couple saw an opportunity.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
The boarders were crashing all over it.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 13 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
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
Images showed paddle boarders, surfers, swimmers and more in the ocean forming a ring and a heart at one point, while others watched from the beach.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
One of the boarders, Charlie, came down to buy a box of cereal and some milk.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
With snow in Colorado's mountains, skiers, boarders and other visitors are heading back to the high country.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
By the 1960s, generations of boarders had carved up the original interiors, and a young couple saw an opportunity.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarders
Noun
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The park recently raised the rate for new tenants from $2,000 per month.—
Jeffrey Kopp,Kate Rogers,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, the property owners did not offer the tenants of Johnny B’s an opportunity to purchase.—
Hannah Bates,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 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
Cite this Entry
“Boarders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarders. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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