roommate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH-der. Proto-Germanic *rūmą Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English rūm Middle English roum English room Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. 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 roommate From room + -mate.
Meanings
- A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
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(Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US) A person sharing the same home albeit not the same room (but generally not a family member or spouse).
I live with Marsha. We’re roommates.
2016, “Learning English (public domain)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 18 Sep 2017:
- (humorous, ironic, qualifier:LGBTQ slang) A same-sex significant other with whom one lives; a coinhabitant in a non-heterosexual relationship.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| roommates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
roommateless · roommateship · roommately · roommateness · roommatehood
Descendants
Hyponyms
Relateds
room and board · rooming house · comrade · roomer · boarder
Synonyms
roomie · sharemate · chambermate
Translations (98)
id rekan gedung (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · tr oda arkadaşı (a person with whom one shares a room) · ja 部屋っ子 (a person with whom one shares a room) · nl kamergenoot (a person with whom one shares a room) · pl współlokator (a person with whom one shares a room) · ru сожилица (a person with whom one shares a room) · fi kämppäkaveri (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · cmn 同屋 (a person with whom one shares a room) · he בֶּן בַּיִת (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · pt colega de quarto (a person with whom one shares a room) · fr coloc (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · he שׁוּתָּף (a person with whom one shares a room) · lv istabas biedrs (a person with whom one shares a room) · sv inneboende (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · rsk цимер (a person with whom one shares a room) · lv istabas biedrs (a person with whom one shares a room) · no romkamerat (a person with whom one shares a room) · cmn 室友 (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · mk ци́мерка (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · fi huonetoveri (a person with whom one shares a room) · mk ци́мерка (a person with whom one shares a room) · pl współlokatorka (a person with whom one shares a room) · pt colocatário (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · de Zimmerkollegin (a person with whom one shares a room) · el συγκάτοικος (a person with whom one shares a room) · ru soséd po kvartíre/dómu (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · lv istabas biedrene (a person with whom one shares a room) · sv sambo (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · hi सहवासी (a person with whom one shares a room) · bg съквартирант (a person with whom one shares a room) · ga comrádaí seomra (a person with whom one shares a room) · he שׁוּתָּפָה (a person with whom one shares a room) · fr camarade de chambrée (a person with whom one shares a room) · it coinquilina (a person with whom one shares a room) · hu szobatárs (a person with whom one shares a room) · mk ци́мер (a person with whom one shares a room) · eo samĉambro (a person with whom one shares a room) · id rekan kamar (a person with whom one shares a room) · tr ev arkadaşı (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · pl współlokator (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · ja 同居人 (a person with whom one shares a room) · ja ハウスメイト (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · id teman sekamar (a person with whom one shares a room) · hu lakótárs (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · eo kunloĝanto (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · ru сосе́дка по ко́мнате (a person with whom one shares a room) · id teman segedung (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · fi asuintoveri (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · ru сожилец (a person with whom one shares a room) · cmn 同屋 (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · sh ци̏мер (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · th เพื่อนร่วมห้อง (a person with whom one shares a room) · ko 동숙인 (a person with whom one shares a room) · vi bạn cùng phòng (a person with whom one shares a room) · de Mitbewohner (a person with whom one shares a room) · sv rumskamrat (a person with whom one shares a room) · el συγκάτοικος (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · et toakaaslane (a person with whom one shares a room) · sv samboende (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · fr camarade de chambre (a person with whom one shares a room) · mk ци́мер (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · de Mitbewohnerin (a person with whom one shares a room) · it coinquilino (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · ca company d'habitació (a person with whom one shares a room) · et toanaaber (a person with whom one shares a room) · cmn 室友 (a person with whom one shares a room) · fi huonekaveri (a person with whom one shares a room) · fr copiaule (a person with whom one shares a room) · ko 룸메이트 (a person with whom one shares a room) · es compañero de cuarto (a person with whom one shares a room) · pt coabitante (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · pl współlokatorka (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · ru сосе́д по ко́мнате (a person with whom one shares a room) · it coinquilino (a person with whom one shares a room) · fr cothurne (a person with whom one shares a room) · ar رَفِيق السَّكَن (a person with whom one shares a room) · cs spolubydlící (a person with whom one shares a room) · it compagno di stanza (a person with whom one shares a room) · de Zimmergenossin (a person with whom one shares a room) · pt companheiro de quarto (a person with whom one shares a room) · fr colocataire (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · rsk цимерка (a person with whom one shares a room) · ja ルームメイト (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · nl huisgenoot (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · hi सहवासी (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · fa هماتاقی (a person with whom one shares a room) · ja 同居人 (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · hy սենյակակից (a person with whom one shares a room) · bo ཤག་རོགས (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · he שׁוּתָּפוֹת (a person with whom one shares a room) · ja ルームメイト (a person with whom one shares a room) · he שׁוּתָּפִים (a person with whom one shares a room) · ja 部屋っ子 (US: with whom one shares an apartment or house) · de Zimmergenosse (a person with whom one shares a room) · ur ہم کمرہ (a person with whom one shares a room) · io kunvivanto (a person with whom one shares a room) · ur ہم اطاق (a person with whom one shares a room) · de Zimmerkollege (a person with whom one shares a room)