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cohabiter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One who cohabits; a cohabitant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1628, Thomas Hobbes (translator), Thucydides (original in Greek), History of the Peloponnesian War neighbours and cohabiters of the same region, encompassed by the sea, and all called by one name, Sicilians.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cohabitant, cohabitee, cohabitor

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cohabit + -er.