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roommate

noun

variants also roomie
Definition of roommatenext
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as in housemate

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as in flatmate

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of roommate On this spring day, international peacekeeping forces have just departed the city and Ari’s roommate Gloria takes her to Kareem’s party to celebrate the end of the citywide curfew. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 The New York Times reported that Romy discovered her father’s body upon entering their home and fled, prompting her roommate — who accompanied her to the Reiner’s home — to call 911. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Maybe my roommate is another woman who devoted her life to her career and now, at ninety-seven, is finally slowing down. — Taylor Tomlinson, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026 Julie Ann made letters above the closet that spell Bama and letters for Malaina and her roommate’s doors. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roommate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommate
  1. housemate
  2. flatmate
  3. classmate
  4. subtenant
  5. teammate
  6. playmate
  7. shipmate
  8. schoolmate
Noun
  • The group of youngsters is led by Celebrini, housemate Will Smith, forwards Michael Misa and Igor Chernyshov, and defenseman Sam Dickinson.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • If a relative or housemate seems irritable, ask what’s going on instead of working around the mood.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of housemate
Noun
  • The flatmate had been very kind.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
  • In the second episode, Niall meets Joanna, one of his freshman flatmates at university, who, like almost everyone else in Ruben’s orbit, is subjected to his extreme behavior.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 8 May 2026
Definition of flatmate
Noun
  • At least three students were killed and about 20 others injured in an attack at a public high school in Tacloban, where two classmates opened fire on campus.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • One of my favorite moments comes when an excited classmate emerges from the library holding a new book of feminist literary theory.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of classmate
Noun
  • By late 2023, the building became the target for a patchwork of smaller leases from subtenants, starting with travel tech company Navan, which signed on to take about 36,000 square feet in the building that October.
    — Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Under the agreement, the city will receive an upfront payment of $125,000 and monthly rent of $500 or 30 % of subtenant rental revenue, whichever is greater.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of subtenant
Noun
  • Jayden De La Cruz, Diego Apolinar and Roman Holiday are teammates at El Camino Real, play on the same club team and also will be college teammates next year.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Seeing Williams visibly emotional, sitting on a cart with a towel draped over his face was a scary moment for Bears fans, his coaches and teammates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn’t go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.
    — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The former model was the Playboy Playmate was the 2004 playmate of the year.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of playmate
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
  • The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones).
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of schoolmate

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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommate. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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