Lodger definition

lŏjər
lodgers
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One that lodges, especially one who rents and lives in a furnished room.
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A person or thing that lodges; esp., one who lives in a rented room in another's home.
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A person who lodges in another's house (compare tenant).
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Noun

Singular:
lodger
Plural:
lodgers

Origin of lodger

  • lodge +"Ž -er

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Lodger Sentence Examples

  • Finally he discussed the matter with his fellow lodger.

  • About the same time he bought, and fixed his residence in, the Craigie House, where he had formerly only been a lodger, an old "revolutionary house," built about the beginning of the, 8th century, and occupied by General Washington in 1776.

  • They had taken a gamble by becoming a lodger at Selhurst.

  • The final band for the evening is Midair 91 whoâs guitarist looks like a former lodger of mine who owes me money.

  • You are uneasy, as I understand, because your new lodger remains in his rooms and you cannot see him.

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