roomer
roomer · roomers
A person who rents a roomA person who rents a room.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who rents a room.
Near-synonyms: boarder, tenant
She took in two roomers to make ends meet.
(in compounds)A residence having the specified number of rooms.
one-roomer
four-roomer
More definitions
- a tenant in someone's house
Origin
From room + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 2).From room + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 2).
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