Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who occupies a room in a house, with or without a family.
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Examples
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I had a luxurious apartment in each of his town residences and country villas, and a retinue of servants: valet, bath - attendant, room-keeper, masseur, reader, messenger, runner and a litter with three shifts of powerful bearers.
Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Edward Lucas White 1900
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