Boarder vs Housemate - What's the difference?
boarder | housemate |
A pupil who lives at school during term time.
Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel.
(nautical) A sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy.
Someone who uses a snowboard
As nouns the difference between boarder and housemate
is that boarder is a pupil who lives at school during term time while housemate is someone living in the same house.boarder
English
Noun
(en noun)- The student body consisted primarily of boarders , except for a few children belonging to the school staff.
- When I left for college, my parents took on a boarder in my old room to help defray expenses.
- The captain shouted at the crew to grab arms and repel boarders .
- A group of boarders swept past us as we climbed the side of the ski run