hallmate

English

Etymology

hall +‎ mate

Noun

hallmate (plural hallmates)

1. One who lives in the same hall of residence.
   • 2009 October 2, Tamar Lewin, “M.I.T. Taking Student Blogs to Nth Degree”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     As she wrote on her blog, a hallmate once told her that “M.I.T. is the closest you can get to living in the Internet,”