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From room +‎ -mate.

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roommate (plural roommates)

  1. A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
  2. (US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Canada) A person sharing the same home albeit not the same room (but generally not a family member or spouse).
    Synonym: (Australia) sharemate
    Hyponyms: flatmate, housemate
    • 2016, “Learning English (public domain)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], archived from the original on 18 September 2017:
      I live with Marsha. We’re roommates.
      Audio (US):(file)
  3. (LGBT slang, humorous, ironic) A same-sex significant other with whom one lives; a coinhabitant in a non-heterosexual relationship.

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  • Japanese: ルームメイト (rūmumeito)
  • Japanese: ルームメート (rūmumēto)
  • Korean: 룸메이트 (rummeiteu)

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