housemate

noun

house·​mate ˈhau̇s-ˌmāt How to pronounce housemate (audio)
Synonyms of housematenext
: 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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Across the eight-episode Season 2, the housemates tackle a new set of real-world questions. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 June 2026 What differentiates misophonia from simply wanting to snatch that bag of chips away from your crunching housemate? — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 9 June 2026 That’s a significant requirement that limits attacks to neighbors, housemates, or people in offices that are adjacent to the speaker. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 5 June 2026 An autopsy is scheduled, but detectives suspect Terri Leedy was murdered June 13 by one of her housemates. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026 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

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

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