"roomer" meaning in English

See roomer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: From room + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 2). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|room|er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} room + -er (agent noun suffix), {{suf|en||er|id2=measurement|pos2=measurement suffix}} + -er (measurement suffix) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} roomer (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) At a greater distance; farther off. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-roomer-en-adv-XTUcUDCP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36

Noun

Forms: roomers [plural]
Etymology: From room + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 2). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|room|er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} room + -er (agent noun suffix), {{suf|en||er|id2=measurement|pos2=measurement suffix}} + -er (measurement suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} roomer (plural roomers)
  1. A person who rents a room.
    Sense id: en-roomer-en-noun-HMOEFib3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (measurement), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 29 50 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (measurement): 30 46 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 50 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 62 17
  2. (in combination) A residence having the specified number of rooms. Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-roomer-en-noun-igJ1gAYS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36

Inflected forms

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