as in tenants
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the mysterious lodger slept all day and only went out at night
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Recent Examples of lodgers
Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.
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Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodgers
tenants
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The vast majority of them have been either abandoned or let loose by their owners in parks or along roadsides, or handed over by apartment tenants who didn’t know they weren’t allowed.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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One of the common problems raised by renters about no-fault evictions is that they are used in discriminatory ways or as retaliation against tenants who complain about poor housing conditions.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Lodgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodgers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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