housemate

noun

Definition of housematenext
as in roommate

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Recent Examples of housemate 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 The chairperson of Queens Community Board 9, Sherry Algredo, traveled to Lakhwinder’s home to offer her condolences for his housemate’s death. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026 Phillip Ortega, the housemate, was severed from the case against Winter’s parents after initially being grouped with them in charges; his partner was dropped from the murder case following a preliminary hearing in the summer of 2024. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 May 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
  • But instead, Allie’s Black roommate (Quintessa Swindell) appears only to register as a lesbian visually… before eventually exiting the plot and babysitting the child next door.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Thayne Alan Smika disappeared in 1986, after a grand jury in Colorado declined to charge him in the death of his roommate Sid Wells.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of roommate
Noun
  • In that case, a middle school student targeted 11 female classmates in deepfake images, and the school delayed contacting police until after concluding its own internal investigation.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • Hobbs asked the judge to sentence Gray to 20 years, saying that would be comparable to punishment of Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of a teenager who killed four of his classmates at a Michigan high school.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of classmate
Noun
  • The former model was the Playboy Playmate was the 2004 playmate of the year.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
  • Trading McTavish netted the Ducks another $7 million to play with, and now there are indications that a worthy playmate may be headed to the trade market.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 28 June 2026
Definition of playmate
Noun
  • Entering in the bottom of the sixth with the Mets up 4-3, Yan entered the game in relief of right-hander Christian Scott to face pinch-hitter Angel Martinez, a friend of his and a teammate from the Dominican winter league.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As a Flamengo defender attempted to pass the ball to a teammate, the blue-and-yellow bird dove straight toward him, sending the startled teen crashing to the ground in a panic.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • The two were friends and schoolmates who were wrapping up high school studies when they were approached by Oakey.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 28 May 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
  • But her colleagues were constantly discussing their latest stock trades.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Lesnar went on to thank all of his supporters and colleagues over the years.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • That creates opportunities for payment fraud, internal phishing or further attacks against coworkers and clients.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Research by the Washington University found that coworkers sharing personal information built stronger bonds and were more willing to respond to work needs, even when viewpoints differed.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of coworker

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