boardinghouse

noun

board·​ing·​house ˈbȯr-diŋ-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce boardinghouse (audio)
Synonyms of boardinghousenext
: a lodging house at which meals are provided

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Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 As always, verisimilitude and the supernatural exist side by side in this tale of the denizens of a boardinghouse in Pittsburgh. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026 Behind Jovan, the posse breaks into boardinghouses, yanks a miner from behind a grocery counter, shoots another dead in his home. — Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026 Set in 1940s Mexico, the book follows a con artist who becomes intertwined in the schemes of a boardinghouse owner and her niece. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for boardinghouse

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First Known Use

1680, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boardinghouse was in 1680

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boardinghouse

noun
board·​ing·​house ˈbōrd-iŋ-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce boardinghouse (audio)
ˈbȯrd-
: a house at which persons are boarded

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