Synonyms for lodger
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : loj-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɒdʒ ər |
Définition of lodger
Origin :- early 14c., originally "tent-dweller," agent noun from lodge (v.). From c.1200 as a surname. Meaning "one who lives in rented rooms" is from 1590s.
- noun guest
- Aye, I suppose he's only a lodger;—yes, this must be the place.
- Extract from : « The Politician Out-Witted » by Samuel Low
- He fired his first broadside before his lodger entered the barn.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- He remained, looking at his lodger with a troubled expression.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- "I guess likely he hasn't forgotten," she said afterwards, in conversation with her lodger.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- He had been very insistent that she take him as boarder and lodger.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Martha was standing by the stove in the sitting room when her lodger entered.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- And yet, as she looked into her lodger's face, she was surprised at its expression.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- His anxiety to avoid all questions about his lodger was sufficiently obvious.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- Sim was too eager to disclaim all knowledge of his lodger's doings.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- Neither; I am a lodger here, and do not even claim acquaintance with the family.
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
Antonyms for lodger
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