Roommate

Definitions

1. A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
2. A person sharing the same home albeit not the same room (but generally not a family member or spouse).
   Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US
3. A same-sex significant other with whom one lives; a coinhabitant in a non-heterosexual relationship.
   humorous, ironic

Equivalents

Examples

“I live⟳ with Marsha. We’re roommates.”

CEFR level