rooming-house
Definition
Noun: A "rooming-house" is a building where individual rooms are rented out to tenants, typically without the provision of meals or full apartment facilities. It is a type of lodging where residents rent a single room, often sharing common areas like bathrooms or kitchens.
Usage Examples
- (A building with rented rooms for students.)
- (A lodging where rooms are rented individually.)
- (A place offering rented rooms.)
Advanced Usage
"to run a rooming-house": to operate or manage a building that rents rooms to tenants.
- Her aunt runs a rooming-house in the city center. (She manages a building with rented rooms.)
"a rooming-house district": an area of a town or city where many such buildings are located.
- The rooming-house district was known for its transient population. (The area with many rented-room buildings.)
Variants and Related Words
Rooming (adj): related to the renting of rooms.
- The rooming business is profitable in tourist towns. (The business of renting rooms.)
Roomer (n): a person who rents a room in a rooming-house.
- The roomer paid his rent every Friday. (A tenant in a rooming-house.)
Synonyms
- Boarding house: a similar establishment where meals are often provided.
- Lodging house: a place that offers rented rooms, sometimes with shared facilities.
- Hostel: a budget accommodation with shared rooms, though often for travelers.
Related Idioms
- "A rooming-house existence": a lifestyle characterized by temporary or transient living arrangements.
- After the divorce, he led a rooming-house existence for years. (A life of moving between rented rooms.)
Phrasal Verbs
- Room out: to rent out rooms in a building.
- They decided to room out the extra bedrooms to students. (To offer rooms for rent.)