boardinghouse

American  

[bawr-ding-hous, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dɪŋˌhaʊs, ˈboʊr- /

Or boarding house

noun

plural

boardinghouses

1. a house at which board or board and lodging may be obtained for payment.

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Etymology

Origin of boardinghouse

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

Eventually, Frieda leaves and moves into Gulls Nest, a seaside boardinghouse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Young farm women lived in boardinghouses, working 12-14 hour days for cash wages.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jones, who was so brilliant in Daniel’s production of “King Hedley II” at A Noise Within is just as luminous here as the calming force at the boardinghouse.

From Los Angeles Times

Tourists jammed hotels and boardinghouses, but they were not the only newcomers.

From Los Angeles Times

Years later, she expressed regret about the way she had depicted a Black character who lives at the boardinghouse with the protagonist.

From Seattle Times