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Roommate vs Cohabitant - What's the difference?

roommate | cohabitant |

As nouns the difference between roommate and cohabitant

is that roommate is a person with whom one shares a room, as at university etc while cohabitant is a person who cohabits with another.

roommate

English

Noun

(wikipedia roommate)
  • A person with whom one shares a room, as at university etc.
  • A person with whom one shares an apartment or house (UK: flatmate or housemate).

    • Derived terms

    * roommatehood

    Synonyms

    * (informal) roomie * (US ) flatmate, housemate

    cohabitant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who cohabits with another