flatmate
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flatmate
- /ˈflætmeɪt/
noun flatmates
- A person with whom one shares a flat. Yet when both Regine and her flatmate are at home they tend to spend their time in their rooms, although Regine (and probably the flatmate too) tends to spend more time in the communal areas of the flat when the other is not at home.
- A person with whom one shares any rental dwelling, not necessarily a flat. It had been weeks since all the flatmates had sat down together for a meal. Communication was breaking down. Written notes had begun to appear all over the house; please don′t touch this food, I bought it especially for Hermione[…].
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noun a person with whom one shares a rental property
| 日本語 | 同居人 dōkyo-nin, ルームメイト rūmumēto, 部屋っ子 heyakko |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सहवासी sahvāsī |
| Français | colocataire |
| Ελληνικά | συγκάτοικος sygkátoikos |
| Русский | сосе́д по кварти́ре soséd po kvartíre, сосе́дка по кварти́ре sosédka po kvartíre |
noun a person with whom one shares a flat
| Español | compañero de piso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 룸메이트 rummeiteu |
| 日本語 | 同居人 dōkyo-nin, ルームメイト rūmumēto, 部屋っ子 heyakko |
| 中文 | 室友 shìyǒu, 同屋 tóngwū |
| हिन्दी | सहवासी sahvāsī |
| Português | companheiro de quarto, coabitante |
| Français | colocataire, coloc |
| Deutsch | Mitbewohner, Mitbewohnerin |
| Italiano | coinquilino, coinquilina |
| Ελληνικά | συγκάτοικος sygkátoikos |
| Русский | сосе́д по кварти́ре soséd po kvartíre, сосе́дка по кварти́ре sosédka po kvartíre |
Talk about this word "flatmate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flatmate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flatmate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flatmate "flatmate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flatmate.
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@misc{flatmate_2026,
title = {flatmate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flatmate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
