flatmate

noun

flat·​mate ˈflat-ˌmāt How to pronounce flatmate (audio)
chiefly British
: one of two or more persons sharing the same flat

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At least one of her flatmates can't be bothered to learn her actual name. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025 In January of this year, Italy’s highest-ranking court affirmed a slander finding against Knox for accusing an innocent man, Patrick Lumumba, of murdering her flatmate. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025 But when Allie decides to give her ex-fiance a second chance and jilts her new flatmate, Hedra’s demure demeanor begins to shift and increasingly sour. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025 Nor is there any depth whatsoever to a host of support characters played by attractive actors who don’t get to do a lot of acting here, perhaps excepting an alternately lively and too-strenuous Ayden Cross as Shaw’s flatmate Ella. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flatmate

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flatmate was in 1955

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“Flatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatmate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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