dormmate

ˈdɔːrmeɪt

Definition

Definition of dormmate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

roommate

Rare

person who shares a dormitory room

Rare

My dormmate and I stayed up late studying.

cohabitant

roomie

roommate

dormitory resident

Rare

person living in the same dormitory

Rare

I often see my dormmates in the common area.

roommate

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Origin of dormmate

English, dorm (dormitory) + mate (companion)

Examples of dormmate in a sentence

A good dormmate can make college life easier.
My dormmate and I often study together.
I borrowed a book from my dormmate.

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French:camarade de dortoir, voisin de dortoir, ...
German:Zimmergenosse, Wohnheimkamerad, ...
Italian:compagno di stanza, compagna di dormitorio, ...
Spanish:compañero de dormitorio, compañera de dormitorio, ...
Portuguese:colega de dormitório, companheiro de dormitório, ...
Chinese:室友, 同宿舍的人, ...
Japanese:ルームメイト, 寮の仲間, ...
Arabic:زَمِيل السَّكَن, زَمِيل السَّكَن الجَامِعِي, ...
Hebrew:שֻׁתָּף לַחֶדֶר בַּמָּעוֹן, דַּיָּר בַּמָּעוֹן, ...
Russian:сосед по комнате, сожитель по общежитию, ...
Ukrainian:співмешканець у гуртожитку, сусід по гуртожитку, ...
Hindi:सहकक्षी, छात्रावास साथी, ...
Bengali:ডর্মমেট, ছাত্রাবাসের সঙ্গী, ...
Catalan:company de dormitori, ...
Czech:spolubydlící, spolubydlící na koleji, ...
Danish:værelseskammerat, kollegiekammerat, ...
Dutch:kamergenoot, ...
Greek:συγκάτοικος, συγκάτοικος σε κοιτώνα, ...
Hungarian:kollégiumi szobatárs, kollégista, ...
Khmer:មិត្តរួមបន្ទប់ស្នាក់នៅក្នុងអន្តេវាសិកដ្ឋាន, មិត្តរួមអន្តេវាសិកដ្ឋាន, ...
Korean:기숙사 룸메이트, 기숙사 친구, ...
Persian:هم‌اتاقی, ...
Polish:współlokator z akademika, kolega z akademika, ...
Portuguese (BR):colega de dormitório, companheiro de dormitório, ...
Romanian:coleg de cameră, ...
Swedish:rumskamrat, korridorkompis, ...
Thai:เพื่อนร่วมหอพัก, เพื่อนร่วมหอ, ...
Turkish:yurt arkadaşı, yurt komşusu, ...
Vietnamese:bạn cùng phòng ký túc xá, bạn cùng ký túc xá, ...

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