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

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