as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the mysterious lodger slept all day and only went out at night
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Recent Examples of lodger
Short-term rental lodgers across the United States may be wasting more than $2.3 billion in food each year, a new study has found.
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 10 July 2025
After years of living alone, Rhoda takes in a lodger, but the change unsettles the equilibrium of her home.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Lucky lodgers enjoy stunning views of not only the River Thames, but also, London Eye, Big Ben and Houses of Parliament.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The government reported that tourism rose from 60 million overnight stays in 2016 to more than 100 million in 2023, even though the majority of those lodgers are Saudis.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 10 July 2025
After years of living alone, Rhoda takes in a lodger, but the change unsettles the equilibrium of her home.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Lucky lodgers enjoy stunning views of not only the River Thames, but also, London Eye, Big Ben and Houses of Parliament.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The government reported that tourism rose from 60 million overnight stays in 2016 to more than 100 million in 2023, even though the majority of those lodgers are Saudis.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodger
tenant
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The real estate agents said that a single-family home would essentially become a rooming house with unrelated tenants sharing living spaces that are normally overseen by zoning regulations.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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But shoppers and retail tenants at the massive indoor shopping mall on the Southwest Side got a seven-day reprieve after Judge Leonard Murray did not grant a request from city officials to quickly shutter the mostly vacant indoor shopping center due to safety concerns.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Lodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodger. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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