housemate
noun
a person with whom one shares a house or other residence.
housemates
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pluralof housemate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, the series follows five 20-something housemates in Queens as they navigate the pleasures and perils of early adulthood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
He and one of his Sway housemates, Josh Richards, started a VC fund called Animal Capital in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Couples and long-term housemates tend to have more alike gut microbiomes than unrelated individuals, even when their diets are not the same.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
Pris Liora, 40, who was looking for someone to rent the extra room in her Koreatown apartment, didn’t prepare any questions for potential housemates, saying she just wanted to do a vibe check.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
He learned enough English to order burgers and Mexican food and to talk about baseball and the weather with his housemates.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
