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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an associate who shares a room with you [syn: roommate, roomie, roomy]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1770 one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters — called also room•ie

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Roommate Room"mate`, n. One of twe or more occupying the same room or rooms; one who shares the occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also room-mate(roommates) 1. Your roommate is the person you share a rented room, apartment, or house with, for example when you are at university. (AM) N-COUNT 2. Your roommate is the person you share a rented room with, for example when you are at university. (BRIT) N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

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