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- [roo-mer, roo m-er]
- /ˈru mər, ˈrʊm ər/
- /ˈruː.mər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roo-mer, roo m-er]
- /ˈru mər, ˈrʊm ər/
Definitions of roomer word
- noun roomer a person who lives in a rented room; lodger. 1
- noun roomer tenant, lodger 1
- noun roomer a person who rents a room or rooms to live in; lodger 0
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Origin of roomer
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1870-75; room + -er1
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Parts of speech for Roomer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
roomer 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
roomer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roomer
noun roomer
- addressee — The addressee of a letter or parcel is the person or company that it is addressed to.
- addressees — the person, company, or the like to whom a piece of mail is addressed.
- autochthon — one of the earliest known inhabitants of any country; aboriginal
- bedfellow — You refer to two things or people as bedfellows when they have become associated or related in some way.
- boarder — A boarder is a pupil who lives at school during the term.
Antonyms for roomer
noun roomer
- hostess — a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
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