ROOMER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

roomer

noun

ˈrü-mər

Definition of roomer

as in tenant

one who rents a room or apartment in another's house the new owners took in roomers to help pay for the house

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Pace Gallery is looking for a tenant to take over one or more parts of its sprawling Chelsea headquarters, the latest step in what appears to be an effort to trim costs following a major restructuring earlier this year.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Instead, be an excellent tenant, a supportive sibling, a contributing citizen, a helper without being asked and a good-enough guest to know when to clear the heck out of the house and give the couple some privacy.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026

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For most of the park's existence, Roaring Springs has been the only source of water available for tourists, lodgers, diners, and hikers across both rims and at the bottom of the canyon.

— Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The lodger being burned at the stake evokes the recent Spanish housing crisis.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

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