roommate /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/ noun3 •a person who shares a room with someone, for example at school or in the army •(US, Australia) A person sharing the same home albeit not the same room (but generally not a family member or spouse).I live with Marsha. We’re roommates. — 2016 •(humorous, euphemistic) A same-sex significant other with whom one lives; a coinhabitant in a non-heterosexual relationship. formsroommates