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housemate

[ hous-meyt ]

noun

  1. a person with whom one shares a house or other residence.
  2. a sexual partner with whom one shares a house or other living quarters without being married.


housemate

/ ˈ³ó²¹ÊŠ²õËŒ³¾±ðɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a person who is not part of the same family, but with whom one shares a house
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of housemate1

First recorded in 1800–10; house + mate 1
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Rourke apologized later to his 21-year-old housemate, but was still told by “Big Brother†that “further language or behavior of this nature could lead to you being removed from the Big Brother house.â€

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A chance sighting by police helped catch the killer who murdered and dismembered his housemate before scattering body parts across Greater Manchester.

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A man has been found guilty of murdering and dismembering his housemate into 27 pieces and dumping his body parts across a city.

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She could stay at my place, but I have three housemates and no private bathroom, so it can be a little awkward.

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But the following day, the EIP learned Calocane had trapped two housemates in their flat, which resulted in the police being called.

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