roomers
Boardinghouse paying guests
Roomers is the plural of roomer—a person who rents a room in someone else's house, typically without kitchen privileges.
Distinguished from boarders, who receive meals along with lodging: The old Victorian had three roomers upstairs.
The term feels somewhat dated, as modern arrangements more often involve full apartments or shared housing.
Tenants given meals
- lodgersPaying household residents
- rentersThose who lease property
- housematesPeople sharing a dwelling
- flatmatesCo-tenants sharing living space
subletters · occupants · residents · leaseholders · dwellers · inhabitants · roommates · bunkmates
boarders
Tenants given meals
- lodgersPaying household residents
- rentersThose who lease property
- housematesPeople sharing a dwelling
flatmates · subletters · occupants · residents · leaseholders · dwellers · inhabitants · roommates · bunkmates · hostelers
roomershomeowners
Property-possessing residents
landlords · owners · proprietors · householders · titleholders
roomerslandlords
Rental property owners
landladies · lessors · property managers · hosts · proprietors
roomerspermanent residents
People living somewhere long-term
settlers · natives · long-term residents · guests · visitors