lodger
a person who lives in rented quarters in another's house; roomer.
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How to use lodger in a sentence
In The lodger an ominous character paced the floor, which Hitchcock constructed of glass.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe might have been an insufferable young man for a poverty-stricken teacher of French to have as a fellow-lodger; but he was not.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeNo child is to be boarded out in a house where sleeping accommodation is afforded to an adult lodger.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbAunt's lodger, I assure you, will be thoroughly well damned if he takes any stock in Owen.
The Creators | May SinclairShe could not help talking of the preacher to her grand lodger Mrs. Errington, of whom she was considerably in awe.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollope
As soon as he appeared I stepped forth and introduced myself as the lodger of the residencia.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for lodger
/ (ˈlɒdʒə) /
a person who pays rent in return for accommodation in someone else's house
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