lodging house

American  

noun

1. a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.

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lodging house British  

noun

1. a private home providing accommodation and meals for lodgers

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Etymology

Origin of lodging house

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

On good ones, they found a lodging house and raced upstairs, hoping to claim a catnap before that evening’s gig.

From Los Angeles Times

"And when their money ran out, these women were thrown out of these lodging houses too. Many were even forced to beg for their journey back home to India."

From BBC

In 1887 a New York lodging house advertised “a bowl of coffee, hamburger steak and bread” for 10 cents.

From Washington Post

They’ve secured a permit from the county government and are working with area landowners and the town’s only public lodging house to find space for a potential deluge of EDM hobbyists in camper vans.

From The Guardian

It included a liaison with another man, domestic service, “tramping” as an itinerant laborer, further residences in the workhouse and frequent stays in London’s lodging houses.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• B and B
• B&B