housemate

noun

house·​mate ˈhau̇s-ˌmāt How to pronounce housemate (audio)
: a person who lives in the same house with another

Examples of housemate in a Sentence

In college, she lived in a house off campus with five housemates. The TV belongs to my housemate.
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Who won safety in the BB Block Buster competition in Week 3? Kelley, Will, and Adrian were the housemates to enter the BB Block Buster competition and had one more shot at safety for the week and escape the block. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 July 2025 In the background, his canine housemate remained near motionless on the sofa, calmly observing the carnage as George spun, jumped, and collided with furniture in dramatic protest. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 Hubbard and West agree that food is a key ingredient in their Bravo series, which has followed a rotating cast of Hamptons housemates since 2017 and wrapped its ninth season in June. Erin Clements, People.com, 4 July 2025 His daughter was found fatally stabbed inside a home in Moscow, near the university’s campus on Nov. 13, 2022 alongside her best friend, 21-year-old Madison Mogen, their housemate Xana Kernodle and Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, both 20. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for housemate

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housemate was in 1593

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“Housemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housemate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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housemate

noun
house·​mate -ˌsmāt How to pronounce housemate (audio)
: a person who lives with another in the same house

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