: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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Her cheerful roommate Sophie (Jiwon Lee) is the first to learn and keep Vee’s secret.
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Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
And the two friends − who text each other regularly and were roommates on Capitol Hill − were even born in each other’s states.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
The millennial co-founded Facebook with his Harvard roommate, Mark Zuckerberg, and went on to become the company’s first CTO before leaving to found Asana, a project management platform, in 2008.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
This mockumentary comedy series follows a group of vampire roommates and their adventures in Staten Island.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
And the two friends − who text each other regularly and were roommates on Capitol Hill − were even born in each other’s states.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
The millennial co-founded Facebook with his Harvard roommate, Mark Zuckerberg, and went on to become the company’s first CTO before leaving to found Asana, a project management platform, in 2008.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
This mockumentary comedy series follows a group of vampire roommates and their adventures in Staten Island.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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roommate
noun
room·mate
ˈrüm-ˌmāt 
ˈru̇m-
: one of two or more persons sharing a room or dwelling
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