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room·er

 (ro͞o′mər, ro͝om′ər)
n.
One who rents a room or rooms in which to live; a lodger.
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room•er

(ˈru mər, ˈrʊm ər)

n.
a person who lives in a rented room.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.roomer - a tenant in someone's houseroomer - a tenant in someone's house    
boarder, lodger
renter, tenant - someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent"
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Translations

roomer

[ˈrʊməʳ] N (US) → inquilino/a m/f
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roomer

n (US) → Untermieter(in) m(f)
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He now let go the sail, with the result that he was drifted toward the far shore, where are black shadows he knew not the dangers of, but suspected them, and so once more hoisted his night-gown and went roomer of the shadows until he caught a favouring wind, which bore him westward, but at so great a speed that he was like to be broke against the bridge.
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At command of Hastings, the jib ran down, and he shot the Roomer into the wind, losing way, until he called, "Let go the hook!" The anchor went down, and the yacht swung to it, so close to shore that the skiff lay under overhanging willows.
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Sometimes she had no work at night, and then she would sit on the steps of the high stoop with the other roomers. Miss Leeson was not intended for a sky-light room when the plans were drawn for her creation.
There was rejoicing among the gentlemen roomers whenever Miss Leeson had time to sit on the steps for an hour or two.
Parker's roomers sat thus one summer's evening, Miss Leeson looked up into the firmament and cried with her little gay laugh:
Sometimes her curious roomers would ask her what the doctor said to her.
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