flatmate

Definition of flatmatenext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flatmate This dilemma was inspired during lockdown, when my flatmate was listening to the audiobook of Bleak House. Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025 American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of the murder of Ms Knox's former British flatmate Meredith Kercher in 2007. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 This viral moment suggests that, for many, the right flatmate might just be the perfect stand-in family member. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 At least one of her flatmates can't be bothered to learn her actual name. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flatmate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatmate
Noun
  • The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox Amanda Knox, the media fixture who was accused, falsely convicted and later exonerated of murdering her roommate, captivated the public on two continents in the early aughts.
    Karen Idelson, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Later, during a fleeting bonding exercise, her roommate helps Annie to belong by applying her eye makeup.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.
    Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Flatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatmate. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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