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lodger

noun

lodg·​er ˈlä-jər How to pronounce lodger (audio)
: roomer

Example Sentences

the mysterious lodger slept all day and only went out at night
Recent Examples on the Web The other abbreviations stood for child, parent, grandchild, other relative, lodger, servant, other, and inmate. WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022 When their contractors arrived in the spring of 2021, the family moved upstairs, camping out on the upper floors and using the lodger’s kitchen. Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 7 June 2022 Meanwhile, Philip’s mother Myra rants about the immorality of Liam’s mother having shacked up with their lodger. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 There were all these people that came into our lives constantly—through a door, out the back door, this lodger, that person…. Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2020 For now, Collins, who is divorced, has taken a lodger in her home to generate extra income. John Detrixhe, Quartz, 3 July 2020 One temporary-housing camp is offering free food to attract lodgers, and trailer parks are emptying. Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2020 Among the lodgers are Franklin W.H. Burke II (Marc Kudisch), his wife Laura (Luba Mason) and their son Elias (Todd Almond), a rangy adult with the mind of a child, and no sense of his own strength. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2020 At this branch of the 66-location chain, lodgers can browse the lobby’s record shop-slash-library, run in cooperation with the subscription record service VNYL, for albums to buy or borrow during their stay. Adrienne Gaffney, Billboard, 12 Apr. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lodger was in 1596

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