as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
a boarder who paid $100 per week for a room and meals
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Recent Examples of boarder
The animals are now being housed at Sangamon County Animal Control, local kennels and boarders and with volunteers.
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Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Rental activity in these specific northwest pockets was initially an anomaly, typically limited to a young professional occupying a two-family duplex flat or a homeowner taking in a boarder to pay down the mortgage faster.
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Jonathan Tower,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
Make sure to paddle alongside Gladys (who recently won a competition as the fastest female standup paddle boarder in Bacalar) about the history of Bacalar and the lagoon.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.
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Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Rental activity in these specific northwest pockets was initially an anomaly, typically limited to a young professional occupying a two-family duplex flat or a homeowner taking in a boarder to pay down the mortgage faster.
—
Jonathan Tower,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
Make sure to paddle alongside Gladys (who recently won a competition as the fastest female standup paddle boarder in Bacalar) about the history of Bacalar and the lagoon.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.
—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarder
Noun
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There was no threat to tenants, visitors, and Empire State Building Observation Deck guests, the spokesperson said in a statement.
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The affordable units will serve tenants with very low and extremely low incomes, and Downtown Women’s Center has agreed to serve the project’s residents.
Noun
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The lodger being burned at the stake evokes the recent Spanish housing crisis.
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Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.
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“Boarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarder. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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