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[ hous-meyt ] / ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR housemate ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person with whom one shares a house or other residence. a sexual partner with whom one shares a house or other living quarters without being married. Origin of housemateFirst recorded in 1800–10; house + mate1 Words nearby housematehouseman, house manager, house mark, house martin, housemaster, housemate, house moss, house moth, housemother, house mouse, house music Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for housemateRecently, my 20-something niece was delighted to share the query by her housemate in D.C.: “Are you related to Amy Siskind?” Don’t Call Sally Ride a Lesbian|Amy Siskind|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST Alas, his relationship with housemate Sammi sure broke that one quickly. 9 Great Jersey Shore Moments|Sujay Kumar, The Daily Beast Video|July 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST Every self-proclaimed guido should know this, according to housemate J-WOWW. 9 Great Jersey Shore Moments|Sujay Kumar, The Daily Beast Video|July 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST But you never showed him your face; of course, had you, you could not have become his father's housemate and Judas. Helmet of Navarre|Bertha Runkle
Miss Maitland herself had swiftly caught her housemate's perturbation. The Brass Bound Box|Evelyn Raymond So this was the housemate who was to make them all young again with her youth and liveliness. Harley Greenoak's Charge|Bertram Mitford Dahlia lived seven years her sister's housemate, nurse of the growing swarm. Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith In this way I drifted into my position as Rossetti's housemate. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti|T. Hall Caine
British Dictionary definitions for housemate
nouna person who is not part of the same family, but with whom one shares a house Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to housematebeneficiary, companion, lover, partner, spouse, cohabitant |