roommate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈruːmmeɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrumˌmeɪt, ˈrʊm-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅m′māt′, rŏŏm′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
room•mate /ˈrumˌmeɪt, ˈrʊm-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. one who shares a room or apartment with another.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
room•mate  (ro̅o̅m′māt′, rŏŏm′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others.
  • room + mate1 1780–90, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
roommate /ˈruːmˌmeɪt; ˈrʊm-/ n
  1. a person with whom one shares a room or lodging
'roommate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acquaint - brain - call - chum - disorganized - mate - roomie - rush
Collocations: a [tidy, nice, messy, kind, selfish, generous] roommate, my roommate [in, from] college, one of my ex-roommates, more...

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