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Definition of "housemate" []

  • One who shares a house with another. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "housemate" in a sentence
  • "I went to many evenings in houses where the students living there would choose their new housemate from the candidates, I remember I once even went to three of those gatherings in one evening."
  • "The great thing about getting sunburnt with your housemate is that you can borrow her aftersun, to help ensure silky smooth skin."
  • "* If when you walk in the door and one housemate is asleep and the other mentions that the main reason we're not going out is because of said mood re family member dying, and you then ask what is for dinner ...."