noun
Meaning 1
A roommate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
roomie
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Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -uːmi
noun
Meaning 2
an associate who shares a room with you
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roommate, roomy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: friend
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH-der. Proto-Germanic *rūmą Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English rūm Middle English roum English room English -ie English roomie From room + -ie.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: съквартирант (sǎkvartirant) — informal: roommate
- Finnish: kämppäkaveri — informal: roommate
- Finnish: kämppis — informal: roommate
- Swedish: rumskompis — informal: roommate