housemate

house·mate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hous-meyt]
- /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt/
- /ˈhaʊs.meɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hous-meyt]
- /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt/

Definitions of housemate word

noun housemate a person with whom one shares a house or other residence. 1
noun housemate a sexual partner with whom one shares a house or other living quarters without being married. 1
noun housemate Someone living in the same house. 1
noun housemate sb with whom one shares a house 1
countable noun housemate Your housemate is someone who shares a house with you. You do not use 'housemate' to refer to members of your family or your boyfriend or girlfriend. 0
noun housemate a person who is not part of the same family, but with whom one shares a house 0

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Origin of housemate

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10; house + mate1

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Parts of speech for Housemate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Housemate

housemate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

housemate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for housemate

noun housemate

beneficiary — Someone who is a beneficiary of something is helped by it.
companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
lover — Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
partner — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
spouse — either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.

All 6 Synonyms of housemate