Definitions for roommate
ˈrumˌmeɪt, ˈrʊm-room·mate

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1. roommate, roomie, roomy(noun)

   an associate who shares a room with you

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1. roommate(Noun)

   A person with whom one shares a room, as at university etc.

2. roommate(Noun)

   A person with whom one shares an apartment or house (UK: flatmate or housemate).

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1. Roommate(noun)

   one of twe or more occupying the same room or rooms; one who shares the occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum

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1. Roommate

   A roommate is a person who shares a living facility such as an apartment or dormitory. Similar terms include suitemate, housemate, flatmate, or sharemate. In the UK, the term "roommate" means a person living in the same bedroom, whereas in the United States and Canada, "roommate" and "housemate" are used interchangeably regardless whether a bedroom is shared. This article uses the term "roommate" in the US sense of a person one shares a residence with who is not a relative or significant other. The informal term for roommate is roomie, which is commonly used by university students. The most common reason for sharing housing is to reduce the cost of housing. In many rental markets, the monthly rent for a two- or three-bedroom apartment is proportionately less per bedroom than the rent for a one-bedroom apartment. By pooling their monthly housing money, a group of people can achieve a lower housing expense at the cost of less privacy. Other motivations are to gain better amenities than those available in single-person housing, to share the work of maintaining a household, and to have the companionship of other people.

How to pronounce roommate?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of roommate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of roommate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of roommate in a Sentence

1. Representative Khanna:

   Renato was a law school roommate of mine and he knows everything about these hearings, i spent a good amount of time talking to him. He's a former prosecutor and so he said, speak less, ask more questions, speak slowly, don't give a long preamble, don't be a politician.

2. Student Kailey Carter:

   My roommate was like 'do not look, do not look' because they were putting bags over people, and she was like 'you don't want to look there.' It was just really scary.

3. Steven Wright:

   Last night somebody broke into my apartment and replaced everything with exact duplicates... When I pointed it out to my roommate, he said, 'Do I know you'

4. Nancy Reagan:

   Without Jerry looking out for Ronnie on March 30, 1981, I would have certainly lost my best friend and roommate to an assassin's bullet, jerry was not only one of the finest Secret Service agents to ever serve this country, but one of the most decent human beings I've ever known. He was humble but strong, reserved but confident, and blessed with a great sense of humor. It is no wonder that he and my husband got along so well.

5. Brittany Diggs:

   I try to put it in the back of my head so I can just get through the day, but that was the scariest thing that I’ve had to do, it was just a lot because I’m not from here, I don’t have the support system down here besides my roommate. I just felt like it was a lot.

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