lodger
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The party said he "fell short of time" to update his address on the electoral register after moving in "as a lodger in rented accommodation" when his plans to move elsewhere fell through.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Recognizing her as a fellow lodger, Sellers sent his valet to knock on her door.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
With conditions somewhat cramped at his sister's home, Richard moved into the house of Ma Smith, where Philip was a lodger.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 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
The mother, however, accepted a chair offered by one lodger.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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