Definition of ROOMMATE

roommate

Meanings

Plural: roommates

Noun

  • an associate who shares a room with you
  • A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
  • A person sharing the same home albeit not the same room (but generally not a family member or spouse).
  • A same-sex significant other with whom one lives; a coinhabitant in a non-heterosexual relationship.

Origin / Etymology

From room + -mate.

Scrabble Score: 12

roommate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
roommate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
roommate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

roommate is a valid Words With Friends word