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housemate Definition

house·mate (-māt′)

noun

a person who shares a house, apartment, condominium, etc. with another person

housemate Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • evict: Whilst Big Brother asks us to evict a housemate, The Weakest Link wants us to pick on the less able.
  • become: Bonnie's Interview " It was time to go " Tonight Bonnie become the first housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother house.
  • find: Tensions simmer between art student Lauren and her layabout boyfriend James over their inability to find a new housemate.
  • have: Big Brother Big Brother Finally, for its seventh series, Big Brother has a disabled housemate - Pete Bennett.
  • choose: All week we have been urged to choose a new housemate to replace next Friday's first evictee.
  • ask: BB asked each housemate to suggest a gift or gifts at no more than £ 10 in total for their best friend to receive.

Adjective modifier

  • fellow: It was in a conversation with fellow housemate Steph that Cameron revealed his lack of female company. I definitely would like one.
  • former: And this despite having a good friend and former housemate who is one.
  • bad: Hair A really bad housemate is a hairy housemate.
  • new: We're easy going, fun, friendly, hope our new housemate is the same!
  • only: But Jennie was furious at being the only housemate with nothing.
  • first: Bonnie's Interview " It was time to go " Tonight Bonnie become the first housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother house.

Modifies a noun

  • profile: To see all existing housemate profiles for Barnsley or to create your own profile, click here.

Noun used with modifier

  • ootb: OOTB housemate: Maxwell, cheeky southeast England accent.

Possessives

  • computer: Well, I assumed that the housemate's computer would, being a laptop, have a network socket.

Preposition: of

  • mine: I've just discovered the weblog of an old friend and housemate of mine: Phil.

Preposition: with

  • vote: The housemate with most votes wins a fabulous cash prize!