Definition of "live-in" []

• Residing in the place where one is employed: a live-in cook. (adjective)
• Residing together with another, especially in a sexual relationship. (adjective)

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.

• "He had decided to take April 15, 2005 off from work and called his live-in girlfriend, Patricia Fornicola, to tell her he was driving to Lewisburg, Pa., to go antique shopping - about 50 miles from their Bellefonte home."
• "She didn't want a live-in lover to cramp her style, but she did want sex and love, which he provided."
• "And at the same time, Bristol-Myers has lobbied the New York state executive chamber while the governor's office has been occupied by Ms. Lee's live-in boyfriend, Gov."