as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the mysterious lodger slept all day and only went out at night
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Recent Examples of lodger
Frank had started out as her lodger more than thirty years ago.
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Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
Parts of this anxious, patchwork book are composed of letters written by the housekeeper of a Southern boarding house sometime after the Civil War, mostly concerning her troubles with a threatening male lodger.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 16 June 2023
We are clued in to the lodger’s identity (the actor family, the secessionist loyalties).
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
Pauline’s family lived in a ramshackle home and made ends meet by taking in lodgers.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
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Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
Parts of this anxious, patchwork book are composed of letters written by the housekeeper of a Southern boarding house sometime after the Civil War, mostly concerning her troubles with a threatening male lodger.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 16 June 2023
We are clued in to the lodger’s identity (the actor family, the secessionist loyalties).
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
Pauline’s family lived in a ramshackle home and made ends meet by taking in lodgers.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
See all Example Sentences for lodger
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“Lodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodger. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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