Shared Housing Terms

noun a person who rents a room or rooms in a house from the owner

adjective lodger (used as an adjective to describe something related to a person renting a room)

• The landlord had to evict the lodger for not paying rent on time.
• I have a lodger staying in my spare room for a few months.
• My lodger is a cool dude, we get along really well.
• His thoughts were like unwelcome lodgers in his mind, refusing to leave.

noun a person who rents a room, especially in someone else's house or apartment

• The roomer in our house is a quiet and respectful tenant.
• Our new roomer seems pretty chill, I think we'll get along well.
• I heard our roomer is a real cool cat.
• The idea of change was a constant roomer in her mind.