roomers

noun

plural of roomer
as in tenants
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house the new owners took in roomers to help pay for the house

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  1. tenants
  2. lodgers
  3. boarders
Noun
  • Park Place has been a popular shopping outlet in the metro for nearly two decades, with a green space/outdoor ice skating rink, Outta the Blue coffee shop, Plate Italiano Moderno and many other tenants.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Geren said the convention center was part of a larger effort to revitalize downtown Fort Worth in the 1960s after it was partly abandoned by commercial tenants in the previous decade.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenants
Noun
  • Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.
    — Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of lodgers
Noun
  • Today, cargo ships are facing down everything from boarders to kamikaze drones, cyber warriors and advanced missiles.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The resort has hundreds of acres of rideable terrain and hosts lessons for all levels of skiers and boarders, whether you're just getting started or an experienced shredder.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
Definition of boarders
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“Roomers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roomers. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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