Meaning & use
roommate
A person with whom one shares a room, apartment, or house.
See it in a sentence
My roommate and I split the rent and groceries evenly each month.
Finding a compatible roommate made the move to a new city much easier.
A note on using this word
Roomate is a common misspelling; the correct spelling, roommate, has two m's.
Words with a similar meaning
flatmatehousemate
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