boarding house
Americannoun
noun
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a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
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a house for boarders at a school See also house
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They play Bertha and Seth Holley, the married proprietors of the boarding house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Jasmine stays at a Florida boarding house run by Lillian, who calls her new tenant Jazzy and helps her with bus fare to New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
They had run a boarding house in Coatesville, but abandoned the business and left town as the scandal garnered national attention, she said.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024
She saved up money to start her own convenience store, and the money from the store became a boarding house for university students that now stands five stories tall.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024
Finally arrived, he was shown to the basement of a small boarding house, where he was to share sleeping space on the floor with three other boarders.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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