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roomer

American  
[roo-mer, room-er] / ˈru mər, ˈrʊm ər /

noun

  1. a person who lives in a rented room; lodger.


Etymology

Origin of roomer

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; room + -er 1

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Example Sentences

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With so many people living in every rooming house, "Even if the law required it, how could landlords build enough shelters for every roomer?" he wonders.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2022

Simple, comfortable shelter for three adults, for my mother and me on the first floor, and for a roomer on the second floor, with a maximum of privacy for each.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2021

He lives in my skin like a disreputable roomer in a cheap boarding house.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2013

The manager explained that the corpse belonged to a roomer who had died the day before Pierre Prothus arrived.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perhaps another roomer had moved, or lost his job.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison