lodger C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈlɑdʒɚ/ UK /ˈlɒdʒə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who rents a room in another's house They took in a lodger to help pay the mortgage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who rents a room... boardertenantroomerrenteroccupantresident ↔ Opposites landlordhost Word family Related forms lodgelodgingdislodge Etymology AI details From lodge (from Old French loge 'arbor, hut, dwelling', from Frankish *laubja 'shelter') + the agentive suffix -er. loge Old French *laubja Frankish View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # lodger **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɑdʒɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɒdʒə/ ## Meanings 1. a person who rents a room in another's house ## Examples - They took in a lodger to help pay the mortgage. ## Synonyms - boarder - tenant - roomer - renter - occupant - resident ## Antonyms - landlord - host ## Related Forms - lodge - lodging - dislodge ## Roots and Affixes - Root: loge - Root: *laubja ## Etymology From lodge (from Old French loge 'arbor, hut, dwelling', from Frankish *laubja 'shelter') + the agentive suffix -er. ## AI Etymology Lodger comes from lodge (from Old French loge 'arbor, hut, dwelling', from Frankish *laubja 'shelter') + the agentive suffix -er. The etymological trail includes Old French loge, Frankish *laubja. The same word family includes lodge, lodging, dislodge. Its current noun use means "a person who rents a room in another's house". ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown