flatmate

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of flatmate Nor is there any depth whatsoever to a host of support characters played by attractive actors who don’t get to do a lot of acting here, perhaps excepting an alternately lively and too-strenuous Ayden Cross as Shaw’s flatmate Ella. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 The show, which launched in 2022 after a run at the famous Scottish arts festival, stars Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as unlikely flatmates, who are thrown together in their first year at Brent University. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025 On the night Clint died, Kat's friend and Josh's flatmate Aqua (Mary Malone) had seen Clint and Parker embracing on the street, prompting a panicked Clint to call Stagger to get Aqua's address and then follow her home. Megan McCluskey, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025 Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the hyper-observant Sherlock Holmes, who teams up with his flatmate, Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman), to solve particularly challenging cases and face classic foes like Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott in a breakout role), all while bickering with each other. Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for flatmate
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Noun
  • Once the fandom dies down, Wednesday reunites with Enid (Emma Myers), who is looking excitedly to a new year full of fun with her roomie.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2025
  • That is particularly true of Victor’s transcendent depiction of an unbreakable bond between the smart and funny New England college professor Agnes (Victor) and her bestie and former college roomie Lydie (Naomi Ackie).
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • For the Fourth of July weekend, Heartfield took his girlfriend, Ella Cahill, their high school friend, Joyce Catherine Badon, and Cahill’s college roommate, Reese Manchaca, to his family’s home in Kerr County, The New York Times reported.
    David Chiu, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • Isio is convinced that the only way out is to play by the rules, even when her charismatic new roommate, Farah (Ann Akinjirin), warns her otherwise.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 July 2025

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“Flatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatmate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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