roomer

Etymology

From room + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 2).

adv

  1. At a greater distance; farther off.“The Captaine in a Shippe of warre, is a iollie fellowe, and thinketh himselfe a lyttle God, because hee speaketh prowdlie to the Souldiors, and maketh them quayle at the shaking of his lockes: […] If any be vnrulie, hee casteth him ouerboorde, or if any be fearefull, hee bindes him to the Maste: if hée crie aloofe, the Helmes man dares not goe roomer: and if hée bidde shoote, the gunner dares not ”

noun

  1. A person who rents a room.“Near-synonyms: boarder, tenant”
  2. A residence having the specified number of rooms.“one-roomer”