roommate
noun
a person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others.
roommates
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pluralof roommate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Right now, she can still pop by the neighborhood bakery or the coffeeshop where her roommates work without much fuss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The actor received a Teen Choice Award nomination for his work on “New Girl,” which starred Zooey Deschanel and followed a group of roommates navigating relationships and careers in Los Angeles.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Co-founders Conner Galloway and Alexander Valys met in 2004 as undergraduate roommates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He desperately wants to move in; the roommates don’t want him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
There was a funny kind of closeness between her roommates after that night, but even so, Amelia went home the last week of January to visit and didn’t come back.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
