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roommate

noun
/ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/US

Etymology

From room + -mate.

  1. inherited from *(H)rewH-✻ — “to root; to rip, tear”
  2. inherited from *rūmą✻ — “room”
  3. inherited from *rūm✻ — “room”
  4. inherited from rūm — “room, space”
  5. inherited from roum — “room, space”
  6. formed as roommate — “room + -mate”

Definitions

  1. A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or…

    A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.

  2. A person sharing the same home albeit not the same room (but generally not a family…

    A person sharing the same home albeit not the same room (but generally not a family member or spouse).

    • I live with Marsha. We’re roommates.

  3. A same-sex significant other with whom one lives

    A same-sex significant other with whom one lives; a coinhabitant in a non-heterosexual relationship.

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Derived

roommatehood, roommateless, roommately, roommateness, roommateship

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA