Meaning

3 senses
  1. A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.

    Mitbewohner, Mitbewohnerin, Zimmergenosse

    сосе́д по ко́мнатеsoséd po kómnate, сосе́дка по ко́мнатеsosédka po kómnate, сожилецsožilec

    an associate who shares a room with you

  2. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Philippines, US)A person sharing the same home albeit not the same room (but generally not a family member or spouse).

  3. (humorous, ironic)A same-sex significant other with whom one lives; a coinhabitant in a non-heterosexual relationship.

Examples

347 sentences
  1. Tom and I were roommates.

    Ми з Томом були сусіди по квартирі. — deniko

    ruМы с Томом были соседями по комнате. — odexed

  2. Tom and I are roommates.

    Ми з Томом сусіди по кімнаті. — deniko

    ruМы с Томом соседи по комнате. — marafon

  3. I hate my roommate.

    Я ненавиджу свого сусіда по квартирі. — deniko

    ruЯ ненавижу свою соседку по комнате. — marafon

    deIch hasse meinen Mitbewohner. — Yorwba

  4. My roommate is crazy.

    Моя сусідка по кімнаті божевільна. — deniko

    ruМой сосед по комнате сумасшедший. — odexed

  5. We stayed roommates for four years.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a person with whom one shares a room:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a person with whom one shares a room:

Forms

plural: roommates
Singularroommate
Pluralroommates

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • a good roommate
  • a terrible roommate
  • is my roommate
  • good roommate
  • roommate in college
  • terrible roommate
  • had a roommate
  • new roommate
  • my roommate is
  • bad roommate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
roommate — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto