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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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The couple shares three children and used to be housemates with Bell. Sezin Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026 The four housemates were arrested in March 2024. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026 Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle were housemates. Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026 Rosenior spent his 18 months as Strasbourg manager living within a mile of the Stade de la Meinau and the club’s adjacent training ground, with assistant Kalifa Cisse as his housemate. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 7 Jan. 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housemate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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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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