roommate

[room-meyt, roo m-]

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noun

a person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others.

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Origin of roommate

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; room + mate¹

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But it appears no charges have been brought against the roommate.
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Ultimately Seevakumaran only pointed a gun at his roommate, who locked himself in a bedroom and called 911.
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Seevakumaran uploaded six videos to YouTube on March 17, just hours before he would threaten his roommate and commit suicide.
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One confessed to have killed her alone; the other said he did it with his roommate.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She texted her roommate to reserve their bedroom for the purposes of bringing back John Doe.
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In fact, until very recently, he was my roommate, and we were good friends.
Frank Merriwell's Reward|Burt L. Standish
Ramsey made immediate and conspicuous efforts to avoid sitting next to his roommate, but was not so adroit as to be successful.
Ramsey Milholland|Booth Tarkington
It was yet dark when Mary was rudely awakened by her roommate kicking her with all her might.
Virginia of Elk Creek Valley|Mary Ellen Chase
She might have given up to her feelings had not her roommate joined her.
Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall|Jean K. Baird
When I wasn't getting a drink for Erma, I was driving my roommate in from the corridor and getting her down to work.
Hester's Counterpart|Jean K. Baird

British Dictionary definitions for roommate

roommate

noun

a person with whom one shares a room or lodging

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Word Origin and History for roommate

roommate

also room-mate, 1789, American English, from room (n.) + mate (n.). Short form roomie is from 1918.

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