roommate
English
/ˈɹumˌmeɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A person with whom one shares a room, as at university etc.
- (US) A person (UK: flatmate, housemate, AU: sharemate) sharing the same home (sharehome).
Etymology
Compound from English room (spacious, roomy, wide) + English mate (companion, colleague, comrade).
Origin
English
mate
Gloss
companion, colleague, comrade
Kanji
僚
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Claymate English
- age-mate English
- agemate English
- anteroom English
- apartmentmate English
- backroom English
- ballroom English
- bandmate English
- barroom English
- batchmate English
- bathroom English
- bedmate English
- boardroom English
- boatmate English
- bondmate English
- bookmate English
- bookroom English
- boothmate English
- boxroom English
- breadroom English
- bunkmate English
- bunkroom English
- by-room English
- cabinmate English
- cagemate English
- campmate English
- card-room English
- cardroom English
- carmate English
- cavemate English
- cellmate English
- chambermate English
- changeroom English
- chartroom English
- chatmate English
- checkroom English
- choirmate English
- churchmate English
- clanmate English
- classmate English
- classroom English
- cleanroom English
- cloakroom English
- clonemate English
- clubroom English
- clutchmate English
- coatroom English
- coffeeroom English
- collegemate English
- cookroom English
- coolroom English
- copemate English
- copesmate English
- couchmate English
- councilmate English
- countrymate English
- coursemate English
- courtroom English
- crashmate English
- crewmate English
- crèchemate English
- cubemate English
- darkroom English
- dayroom English
- demate English
- deskmate English
- dormmate English
- draftmate English
- dreammate English
- elbowroom English
- farm-mate English
- fireroom English
- flatmate English
- fleetmate English
- flockmate English
- floormate English
- foreroom English
- fuckmate English
- fuckroom English
- gangmate English
- gaolmate English
- grillroom English
- groupmate English
- guardroom English
- guildmate English
- gunroom English
- hallmate English
- headmate English
- headroom English
- heartmate English
- hoistroom English
- homeroom English
- housemate English
- houseroom English
- inmate English
- intermate English
- interroom English
- jailmate English
- jobmate English
- junkroom English
- kennelmate English
- kneeroom English
- labelmate English
- labmate English
- legroom English
- lifemate English
- lightroom English
- linemate English
- littermate English
- loftmate English
- loungeroom English
- lovemate English
- lumberroom English
- lunchmate English
- lunchroom English
- mailroom English
- mate English
- mateable English
- matehood English
- mateless English
- mateship English
- matess English
- matey English
- messmate English
- messroom English
- mismate English
- mudroom English
- multiroom English
- nestmate English
- newsroom English
- nonmate English
- outmate English
- packmate English
- pewmate English
- plane-mate English
- platoonmate English
- playmate English
- playroom English
- poolroom English
- postroom English
- pressroom English
- raftmate English
- reflexmate English
- remate English
- restroom English
- room English
- roomage English
- roomer English
- roomette English
- roomful English
- roomie English
- roomkeeper English
- roomless English
- roomlet English
- roomlike English
- roomly English
- roommatehood English
- roommately English
- roommateship English
- roomset English
- roomsome English
- roomth English
- roomwise English
- roomy English
- roostmate English
- ropemate English
- rowmate English
- sailroom English
- saleroom English
- salesroom English
- schoolmate English
- schoolroom English
- scoutmate English
- seatmate English
- selfmate English
- sheltermate English
- shiftmate English
- shipmate English
- shiproom English
- shopmate English
- showroom English
- sickroom English
- sinkroom English
- skainsmate English
- soulmate English
- squadmate English
- squadronmate English
- stablemate English
- stackroom English
- staffroom English
- stalemate English
- statemate English
- stateroom English
- steersmate English
- stillroom English
- stockroom English
- storeroom English
- studiomate English
- suitemate English
- sun room English
- sunroom English
- switchroom English
- tablemate English
- tankmate English
- taproom English
- teammate English
- tearoom English
- tentmate English
- throneroom English
- toolroom English
- tourmate English
- townmate English
- train-mate English
- tribemate English
- tripmate English
- troopmate English
- undermate English
- wardmate English
- wardroom English
- wareroom English
- warmate English
- washroom English
- watchmate English
- wingmate English
- wireroom English
- wombmate English
- workmate English
- workroom English
- worldmate English
- writ-room English
- yokemate English
- ルーム Japanese
- ルームメイト Japanese
- mate Middle English
- roum Middle English
- mêt Welsh
- rùm Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- 룸메이트 Korean
- rum Tok Pisin
- rum Chuukese
- rumu Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- rum Fiji Hindi
- miita Pitjantjatjara
- room
- mate
- roomy
- matey
- demate
- roomer
- remate
- roomly
- roomie
- matess
- roomth
- inmate
- taproom
- bedmate
- by-room
- labmate
- boxroom
- dayroom
- roomage
- roomlet
- warmate
- tearoom
- outmate
- roomful
- rowmate
- gunroom
- carmate
- roomset
- barroom
- agemate
- nonmate
- legroom
- mismate
- jobmate
- sunroom
- mudroom
- pewmate
- wardroom
- darkroom
- toolroom
- tourmate
- sinkroom
- fuckroom
- cavemate
- hallmate
- Claymate
- poolroom
- coatroom
- yokemate
- anteroom
- packmate
- bathroom
- loftmate
- seatmate
- sailroom
- messmate
- coolroom
- workroom
- roomsome
- sun room
- roomette
- cubemate
- messroom
- newsroom
- bookmate
- bandmate
- washroom
- fuckmate
- postroom
- teammate
- copemate
- saleroom
- mateless
- ballroom
- crewmate
- clubroom
- playmate
- boatmate
- gaolmate
- fireroom
- bunkroom
- roomlike
- tentmate
- tankmate
- bondmate
- linemate
- mateship
- homeroom
- lifemate
- deskmate
- wombmate
- matehood
- dormmate
- townmate
- raftmate
- junkroom
- foreroom
- backroom
- soulmate
- clanmate
- ropemate
- restroom
- wingmate
- nestmate
- mailroom
- kneeroom
- cardroom
- wareroom
- mateable
- jailmate
- cookroom
- shopmate
- playroom
- shipmate
- shiproom
- campmate
- chatmate
- wardmate
- headmate
- bookroom
- cagemate
- headroom
- sickroom
- tripmate
- wireroom
- flatmate
- showroom
- lovemate
- bunkmate
- cellmate
- roomless
- roomwise
- workmate
- selfmate
- gangmate
- age-mate
- batchmate
- staffroom
- hoistroom
- intermate
- guildmate
- checkroom
- storeroom
- squadmate
- stateroom
- farm-mate
- breadroom
- dreammate
- stalemate
- stackroom
- watchmate
- worldmate
- guardroom
- statemate
- lunchroom
- writ-room
- stockroom
- troopmate
- card-room
- cabinmate
- classroom
- fleetmate
- crashmate
- flockmate
- tablemate
- pressroom
- cloakroom
- courtroom
- houseroom
- suitemate
- heartmate
- chartroom
- lightroom
- choirmate
- shiftmate
- copesmate
- groupmate
- grillroom
- couchmate
- elbowroom
- stillroom
- lunchmate
- cleanroom
- classmate
- housemate
- interroom
- labelmate
- boardroom
- floormate
- undermate
- salesroom
- draftmate
- tribemate
- boothmate
- scoutmate
- clonemate
- multiroom
- roostmate
- reflexmate
- coffeeroom
- steersmate
- roommately
- schoolmate
- roomkeeper
- loungeroom
- lumberroom
- coursemate
- schoolroom
- stablemate
- switchroom
- studiomate
- changeroom
- train-mate
- throneroom
- skainsmate
- churchmate
- littermate
- kennelmate
- plane-mate
- crèchemate
- clutchmate
- chambermate
- councilmate
- platoonmate
- collegemate
- sheltermate
- countrymate
- roommatehood
- squadronmate
- roommateship
- apartmentmate