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housemate

noun

Definition of housematenext
as in roommate

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Recent Examples of housemate Rearrange one area, clear a surface, or have a simple talk with a housemate about chores so everything runs more smoothly. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026 The season also introduced Garrett's teammates and housemates, John Logan (Antonio Cipriano), John Tucker (Jalen Thomas Brooks) and Dean DiLaurentis (Stephen Kalyn), as well as Hannah's best friend Allie (Mika Abdalla). — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 What differentiates misophonia from simply wanting to snatch that bag of chips away from your crunching housemate? — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 9 June 2026 That’s a significant requirement that limits attacks to neighbors, housemates, or people in offices that are adjacent to the speaker. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for housemate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housemate
  1. roommate
  2. classmate
  3. playmate
  4. teammate
  5. schoolmate
  6. shipmate
  7. colleague
  8. coworker
Noun
  • On this spring day, international peacekeeping forces have just departed the city and Ari’s roommate Gloria takes her to Kareem’s party to celebrate the end of the citywide curfew.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Using sweatshirts to cover their faces, Kapoor and her roommate walked to dorms located in the Union Square area, where friends took them in.
    — Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of roommate
Noun
  • Campbell walked with the rest of his classmates, but Reinart had to miss the ceremony.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Over a quarter of students in high-income countries complained their classmates got distracted by digital devices in most or every science class.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of classmate
Noun
  • For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn’t go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.
    — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The former model was the Playboy Playmate was the 2004 playmate of the year.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of playmate
Noun
  • He was carted off the field after seemingly hitting his head on teammate Jordan Walker’s knee.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Coutinho, 34, reunites with Neymar, his former Brazil teammate and childhood friend.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones).
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of schoolmate
Noun
  • At one point, shipmate Dave Faulkner screamed as he was thrown to the bottom deck.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.
    — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Definition of shipmate
Noun
  • Then on Wednesday, Justice Flávio Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The doctor said his colleagues are struggling to treat infected children who often arrive at the hospital with serious complications like pneumonia, diarrhea and encephalitis, or brain swelling.
    — Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • Oftentimes the best ideas come from an insight a colleague or coworker has that improves the overall concept.
    — WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • District staff is cooperating fully with the Broward Sheriff’s Office on its investigation and crisis counselors are providing support to those grieving the loss of a beloved coworker.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of coworker

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“Housemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housemate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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