housemate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate English housemate From house + -mate.
Meanings
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Someone living in the same house.
‘“Housemate”,’ he repeated, disdainfully. ‘What does this word imply?’ ‘That we are two unpartnered people, sharing the cost of the rent on a house, and are not romantically involved.’
2024, Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time, Sceptre, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| housemates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (21)
ga comrádaí tí (someone living in the same house) · ja ルームメイト (someone living in the same house) · de Mitbewohner (someone living in the same house) · pl współlokatorka (someone living in the same house) · it coinquilina (someone living in the same house) · ga páirtí tí (someone living in the same house) · fi kämppäkaveri (someone living in the same house) · nl huisgenoot (someone living in the same house) · fi asuintoveri (someone living in the same house) · pl współlokator (someone living in the same house) · cmn 室友 (someone living in the same house) · it coinquilino (someone living in the same house) · ru сосе́дка по до́му (someone living in the same house) · ja ハウスメイト (someone living in the same house) · hi सहवासी (someone living in the same house) · ja 同居人 (someone living in the same house) · cmn 同屋 (someone living in the same house) · bg съквартирант (someone living in the same house) · de Mitbewohnerin (someone living in the same house) · ru сосе́д по до́му (someone living in the same house) · ja 部屋っ子 (someone living in the same house)