as in tenants
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the new owners took in roomers to help pay for the house
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Noun
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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 -
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
Noun
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Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As the morning progresses, the audience is introduced to the other boarders living at the Hollies’ home.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some EDs now routinely hold more boarders — many of them quite ill — than patients being actively evaluated.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Roomers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roomers. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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