as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the new owners took in roomers to help pay for the house
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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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“Roomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roomer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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