housemate

noun

house·​mate ˈhau̇s-ˌmāt How to pronounce housemate (audio)
: a person who lives in the same house with another

Examples of housemate in a Sentence

In college, she lived in a house off campus with five housemates. The TV belongs to my housemate.
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The defense listed details of Funke’s and Mortensen’s social media and call activity in the hours following their housemates’ deaths. Lauren Del Valle, Jean Casarez and Holly Yan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025 Everyone in the study began taking their pills once a day within three days of when their housemate first reported symptoms of COVID-19. Alice Park, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025 Image Image The messages provide a chilling new window into what has become an enduring mystery in the quadruple murder case: What were the two surviving roommates doing at the time that their housemates were being killed? Mike Baker, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025 Challenge your housemates to a game at the bowling alley at Beartooth Pub & Rec. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housemate

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housemate was in 1593

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“Housemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housemate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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housemate

noun
house·​mate -ˌsmāt How to pronounce housemate (audio)
: a person who lives with another in the same house

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