housemate

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Etymology

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From house +‎ -mate.

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housemate (plural housemates)

  1. Someone living in the same house.
    Synonyms: flatmate, roommate
    • 2024, Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time, Sceptre, page 12:
      ‘“Housemate”,’ he repeated, disdainfully. ‘What does this word imply?’
      ‘That we are two unpartnered people, sharing the cost of the rent on a house, and are not romantically involved.’

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