Roommate and Tenant

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Roommate noun - An associate who shares a room with you.

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Tenant and roommate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tenant" instead a noun "Roommate".

Tenant noun - One who rents a room or apartment in another's house.

Usage example: the laundry in the basement is for tenants only

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Roommate and tenant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Roommate" instead a noun "Tenant".

Nearby Words: tenanted, tenanting, tenancy, tenantry

An episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit opened with this situation, with the apartment tenant eventually growing so frustrated that he threatens his "roommate" with a meat cleaver.

Source: The Thing That Would Not Leave

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