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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

“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

He had lived in their home as a lodger for several months.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

The temporary lodger, in his turn, stood and bowed to them, then returned to his pack of wooden oddments, sorting, arranging and polishing.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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