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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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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

A fellow roomer took Iris' side, and Rupe ordered her out, too.

From Time Magazine Archive

She told me she had only one other roomer, a quiet gentleman who worked nights and whom I should probably never see.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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