lodger
noun [C] /ˈlɒdʒ.ər/
/ˈlɑː.dʒɚ/ (US also roomer)Definition
› someone who pays for a place to sleep, and usually for meals, in someone else's house: She takes in lodgers to make a bit of extra money.People who live or settle somewhereRenting propertyMortgages and real estateRenting, hiring and hire purchase in general
(Definition of lodger noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absentee landlord noun
- landlord noun (OWNER)
- lease noun
- lease verb
- leasehold noun
- leaseholder noun
- let noun (RENT)
- let verb (RENT)
- letting noun
- lodge verb (STAY)
- peppercorn rent noun
- rent noun (PAYMENT)
- rent strike noun
- rent verb (PAY TO USE)
- rent-free adjective, adverb
- renter noun
- sitting tenant noun
- sublet verb
- subtenant noun
- tenancy noun
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