noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈlɑd͡ʒɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈlɒd͡ʒə/
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rhymes with -ɒdʒə(ɹ)
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who lodges in another's house (compare tenant).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
paying lodger
family lodger
accept a lodger
They took in a lodger to help cover the rent.
The police questioned the lodger after the incident.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a tenant in someone's house
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boarder, roomer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tenant, renter
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbh-der.? Proto-Germanic *laubą Proto-West Germanic *laub Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *laubijābor. Early Medieval Latin laubiader. Old French logebor. Middle English logge English lodge English -er English lodger From lodge + -er.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُسْتَأجِر
— person who lodges in another's house
Bulgarian:
квартирант
(kvartirant)
— person who lodges in another's house
Dutch:
kostganger
— person who lodges in another's house
Finnish:
alivuokralainen
— person who lodges in another's house
Hebrew:
דיר
(dayar)
— person who lodges in another's house
Icelandic:
leigjandi
— person who lodges in another's house
Latin:
inquilīnus
— person who lodges in another's house
Macedonian:
по́тстанар
(pótstanar)
— person who lodges in another's house
Russian:
жилец
(žilec)
— person who lodges in another's house
Russian:
квартирант
(kvartirant)
— person who lodges in another's house
Russian:
квартирантка
(kvartirantka)
— person who lodges in another's house
Russian:
постоялец
(postojalec)
— person who lodges in another's house
Russian:
жилица
(žilica)
— person who lodges in another's house
Spanish:
huésped
— person who lodges in another's house