lodger

[ loj-er ]
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noun
  1. a person who lives in rented quarters in another's house; roomer.

Origin of lodger

1
1250–1300; Middle English loger tent-dweller. See lodge, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for lodger

lodger

/ (ˈlɒdʒə) /


noun
  1. a person who pays rent in return for accommodation in someone else's house

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