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lodger

[loj-er] / ˈlɒdʒ ər /


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Recognizing her as a fellow lodger, Sellers sent his valet to knock on her door.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

While he and his lodger informally split costs, Oliver covers all the housing payments.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

By 1891, John had moved to Edinburgh and was living as a lodger with a widowed pianoforte maker, Richard Honeyman, 70, and his daughter, Helen, 45.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

“If it was a house, I’d be a lodger or a tenant or whatever you call it in America,” he laughs.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

"I mean exactly what I say," replied Mr. Samsa and went directly with his two female companions up to the lodger.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka




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