roommate

noun

variants also roomie
Definition of roommatenext
1
as in housemate

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as in flatmate

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Recent Examples of roommate Further lifting Toohey’s spirits is his former high school roommate Lachlan Olbrich. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Our mattress tester was pleased that the packaging was manageable to move up the stairs with the help of her roommate. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026 The lawsuit resulted from Dial's 2022 arrest for accessory to murder or evidence tampering that came shortly after his son, Cameron, shot and killed one roommate and wounded another. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 During those same four months, Sebold’s roommate was raped in their apartment. — ProPublica, 14 July 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
  • Julie Chen Moonves returned to host another live eviction of Big Brother, where a second housemate exited the house.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • Simple words with a sibling or housemate work better than guesses.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 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
  • Prosecutors allege Burke later bought Rivas a secret phone and paid a classmate $1,000 to deliver it after her parents confiscated her previous device.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
  • VanCleave recently noticed a classmate of her daughter’s wearing a bow like Kiki's.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 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
  • Joveljic celebrated his goal by jumping into the stands at Sporting Park before being mobbed by teammates.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Their teammates ran over the join them in a group hug, relieved to be back in the game.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • Trading McTavish netted the Ducks another $7 million to play with, and now there are indications that a worthy playmate may be headed to the trade market.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 28 June 2026
  • The pandemic a handful of years ago put parents and children in the same space for extended periods, with moms and dads taking on even more concentrated roles of teacher, coach, and playmate, Price-Glynn says, evermore raising the need to talk about things like parental burnout and respite.
    — Kimberly Phillips, Hartford Courant, 13 June 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
  • Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • The two were friends and schoolmates who were wrapping up high school studies when they were approached by Oakey.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 28 May 2026
Definition of schoolmate

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