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Vinony

housemate

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English -mate English housemate From house + -mate.

  1. Someone living in the same house.

    “‘“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.’”