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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Recent Examples of roommate Two people Perry met in recovery and rehab spoke for the film as well, including Evelyn Sallinger and Tim Harrington, who became Perry’s roommate for a time in the early 2000s and credits the actor with saving his life. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 Call 911, not a roommate, not an RA, not a dean, not campus security. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 Steve Ballmer, who was my roommate at Harvard, invited me out for investment advice. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 Then there’s Olive’s roommate in the film, twentysomething Malcolm, who’s played by 32-year-old actor Jaboukie Young-White. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 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
  • The second season will follow Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon) and her Hillman College classmates into their sophomore years.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In 1995, Christa Pike confessed to murdering and torturing her classmate Colleen Slemmer.
    — Robert Gebelhoff, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 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
  • His Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc trailed behind, also passing the second Red Bull and fully salvaging Ferrari’s day.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Two of the Chi Phi brothers named in the suit were kicked out of their rugby club after the allegations came to light, a former teammate told NBC News.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Oct. 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 6 Oct. 2026.

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