roommaten.

Brit.

/ˈruːmmeɪt/,

/ˈrʊmmeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈru(m)ˌmeɪt/,

/ˈrʊ(m)ˌmeɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: room n.¹, mate n.²

Etymology: < room n.¹ + mate n.²

Originally North American.

A person occupying the same room, flat, or house as another.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > in another's house > lodger > room-mate

chamber-fellow1535

comrade1591

comrado1598

chamber-mate1612

roommate1789

bunkie1858

suitemate1893

roomie1911

1789 W. Dunlap Father iv. in Mass. Mag. Nov. 658 We were room mates at Halifax.

1838 J. L. Stephens Incidents Trav. Greece, Turkey, Russia I. 251 With a Frenchman and a Greek for my room-mates.

1849 W. S. Mayo Kaloolah (1850) 107 My interesting room-mates were so far recovered as to be able to take the air upon deck.

1873 C. M. Yonge Pillars of House III. xxx. 170 The room and the room-mate that had seemed so disgusting to home-bred Felix.

1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. 210 Little Nance, the chum and room-mate of Tilda.

1912 A. Brazil New Girl at St. Chad's i. 19 One of my room-mates snored atrociously.

1949 A. Huxley Let. 11 May (1969) 598 It would be very unwise to try to pay back two thousand in the first year—particularly at the price of having a room mate.

1954 W. K. Hancock Country & Calling ii. 66 My roommate, Percy Dicker, is now my brother-in-law and a man of renown in the Wangaratta district of Victoria.

1975 D. Lodge Changing Places ii. 101 His roommate freaked out on LSD.

2004 A. Robbins Pledged 16 On the fourth floor, the sophomores' floor, Vicki headed to the tiny room she would be sharing with three roommates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roommate
释义	roommaten. Brit. /ˈruːmmeɪt/, /ˈrʊmmeɪt/, U.S. /ˈru(m)ˌmeɪt/, /ˈrʊ(m)ˌmeɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: room n.¹, mate n.² Etymology: < room n.¹ + mate n.² Originally North American. A person occupying the same room, flat, or house as another. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > in another's house > lodger > room-mate chamber-fellow1535 comrade1591 comrado1598 chamber-mate1612 roommate1789 bunkie1858 suitemate1893 roomie1911 1789 W. Dunlap Father iv. in Mass. Mag. Nov. 658 We were room mates at Halifax. 1838 J. L. Stephens Incidents Trav. Greece, Turkey, Russia I. 251 With a Frenchman and a Greek for my room-mates. 1849 W. S. Mayo Kaloolah (1850) 107 My interesting room-mates were so far recovered as to be able to take the air upon deck. 1873 C. M. Yonge Pillars of House III. xxx. 170 The room and the room-mate that had seemed so disgusting to home-bred Felix. 1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. 210 Little Nance, the chum and room-mate of Tilda. 1912 A. Brazil New Girl at St. Chad's i. 19 One of my room-mates snored atrociously. 1949 A. Huxley Let. 11 May (1969) 598 It would be very unwise to try to pay back two thousand in the first year—particularly at the price of having a room mate. 1954 W. K. Hancock Country & Calling ii. 66 My roommate, Percy Dicker, is now my brother-in-law and a man of renown in the Wangaratta district of Victoria. 1975 D. Lodge Changing Places ii. 101 His roommate freaked out on LSD. 2004 A. Robbins Pledged 16 On the fourth floor, the sophomores' floor, Vicki headed to the tiny room she would be sharing with three roommates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789
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