housemate

noun
/ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt/US

Etymology

From house + -mate.

  1. inherited from husen
  2. derived from *(s)kews-
  3. inherited from *hūsą — “house
  4. inherited from *hūs
  5. inherited from hūs — “dwelling, shelter, house
  6. inherited from hous
  7. formed as housemate — “house + -mate

Definitions

  1. Someone living in the same house.

    • ‘“Housemate”,’ he repeated, disdainfully. ‘What does this word imply?’ ‘That we are two unpartnered people, sharing the cost of the rent on a house, and are not romantically involved.’

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