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roommate

English

Etymology

room +? mate

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /??um?me?t/

Noun

roommate (plural roommates)

  1. A person with whom one shares a room, as at university etc.
  2. (US, Australia, Canada) A person (UK: flatmate, housemate, AU: sharemate) sharing the same home (sharehome).
    • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
      I live with Marsha. We’re roommates.

Synonyms

  • (informal) roomie
  • (US) flatmate, housemate

Derived terms

  • roommatehood

Descendants

  • Japanese: ?????? (r?mumeito)
  • Korean: ???? (rummeiteu)

Translations

Anagrams

  • room meat

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bunkmate

English

Etymology

bunk +? mate

Noun

bunkmate (plural bunkmates)

  1. One who sleeps in the same area as another person.
  2. Especially, one who shares a bunk bed.

Synonyms

  • bunkie

See also

  • roommate

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