roommate

(noun)

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

Related Terms

  • Single Room Occupancy
  • Group Home

Examples of roommate in the following topics:

  • Change in Household Size

    • People who live together in a shared house are called roommates.
  • How has the invention and use of television affected our everyday lives?

    • Each of my four roommates and I have our own television, with a communal one in our living room and in the lounge.
  • Urban Gentrification

    • Partially due to their age and low-incomes, these individuals frequently reside in households with roommates and are more tolerant of the perceived evils of the city, such as crime, poor schools, and insufficient public services.
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