housemate

noun

house·​mate ˈhau̇s-ˌmāt How to pronounce housemate (audio)
: a person who lives in the same house with another

Examples of housemate in a Sentence

In college, she lived in a house off campus with five housemates. The TV belongs to my housemate.
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Rourke was nominated with JoJo Siwa’s killer nomination, a power which automatically put a housemate up for eviction. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025 Everyone in the study began taking their pills once a day within three days of when their housemate first reported symptoms of COVID-19. Alice Park, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025 Listen to this article A Long Island man who fatally stabbed his 63-year-old housemate has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025 When a man went away for a weekend and left his window open, his housemate shut it for him. Moná Thomas, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housemate

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housemate was in 1593

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“Housemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housemate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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housemate

noun
house·​mate -ˌsmāt How to pronounce housemate (audio)
: a person who lives with another in the same house

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