roommate

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Synonyms: room mate, roommates, bookmate, roomette, roomage, room rate

Antonyms: room mate, roommates, bookmate, roomette, roomage, room rate

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Noun

1. A [[person]] with whom one shares a [[room]], as in a [[dormitory]], [[barrack]]s, [[rooming house]], or [[apartment]].
2. {{lb|en|US|AU|NZ|Philippines|Canada}} A [[person]] sharing the same [[home]] albeit not the same room (but generally not a family member or spouse).
3. {{lb|en|LGBTQ|_|slang|humorous|ironic}} A [[same-sex]] [[significant other]] with whom one lives; a [[coinhabitant]] in a [[non-heterosexual]] [[relationship]].

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