as in tenants
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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Noun
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In Miami, groups of homeowners and tenants were united in fighting climate gentrification, and in trying to keep their homes.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025 -
The landlord was hospitalized and is in serious condition, Castillo told NBC 4, adding that there does not seem to be any pre-existing connection between the intruder and the building tenants.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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There are also places where skiers and boarders can explore off-piste terrain.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Those boarders already exist, in Paris and in every city in the world, where the rich people living in one neighborhood don’t mix with the people from poorer quarters.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Roomers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roomers. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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