roomer
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈrumər/
- US
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- Last month, a new roomer moved into the house, and we quickly became friends.
- a new roomer
Examples
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Della, who had never become friendly with a roomer before, felt herself soften and blur; she gained five pounds and bought a blue velvet coat at Macy's that absorbed three.
Fiction book (1995) -
Well, I want you to understand she isn't one of my roomers.
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- Are all your roomers in?
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You must be Sol's roomer, the driver of the truck said.
Fiction book (1999) -
Did you ever have a roomer by the name of Felix Tesla?
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Stirling, a long-time roomer, lives in my old bedroom.
Fiction book (2002) -
Dede had been Smoker's roomer or him hers for three years.
Fiction book (2002) -
They sold her apartment and kicked out all roomers.
Fiction book (2001) -
The other roomers complain.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was left with the distinct impression that the roomer who shredded his sheets was frustrated because my grandmother, a young widow at the time, refused to marry him.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who rents a house or apartment from a landlord
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1.8
A person who pays to use a house, car, or other property owned by someone else
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3.4
A person who pays to live in a room in someone else's house and shares the kitchen and bathroom
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Etymology
The word roomer comes from the simple word room, which means 'a part of a house for one person', plus the ending -er meaning 'someone who has or does something'. So a roomer is literally someone who rents and lives in a single room in another person's house, often without meals.