cohabitant
- noun
- /koʊˈhæbɪtənt/
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cohabitant
- In many cities, cohabitants often face different legal rights compared to married couples.
Examples
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Paul's reluctance to expel an elderly lady with a heart condition renders them cohabitants, if only for a while.
Academic text (2016) -
After living together for several years, they became close cohabitants, sharing not just a home but their lives.
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Estate Planning for Radcat Cohabitants is available from Zero Press this fall.
Blog text (2) -
A cycle of stories describes the mythic world as an integral part of the "real" world and conveys, through narrative, relationships among the cohabitants of a multilayered universe (Gunn Allen 1991).
Academic text (1992) -
As cohabitants, they learned to navigate the challenges of sharing a household and responsibilities.
Synonyms
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1.1
A person who shares a house, apartment, or room with you
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7.9
A person who shares a room or apartment with you
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1.8
A person who lives in the same house and is not a family member or partner
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2.5
A person who shares a flat or apartment with other people
A person who shares a home or apartment with you
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Surface Forms
Morphology
cohabitant = cohabit (transparent) = co + habit + ant
The meaning is clearly derived from 'cohabit' indicating a person who cohabits.
Etymology
Cohabitant comes from co- meaning 'together' and the same root as inhabit, which means 'to live', so a cohabitant is a person who lives together with another person in the same home.