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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There was no air conditioning in the summer, no heat in the winter, tenants said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Landlords have the obligation to make sure that the property is habitable for all tenants.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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 29 Oct. 2025.
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