Definition
A person who shares a chamber or room with another, especially in a dormitory, barracks, or lodge.
Etymology
Compound word combining 'chamber' and 'fellow' (from Old Norse 'félagi' meaning partner). This term emerged in English to describe roommates, particularly in institutional or military settings.
Kelly Says
The word 'fellow' originally meant someone who shares payment or expense (from the Old Norse root), so a chamberfellow was literally someone who shared the cost of a room—making it one of the first descriptions of roommate economics!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቤት ጓደኛ
beyt gwa-d-en-ya
ARالعربية
رفيق الغرفة
rafīq al-ghurfa
BNবাংলা
কক্ষসঙ্গী
kakh-sho-ngee
CACatalà
company de cambra
kom-pa-nya deh kam-bra
CSČeština
společník pokoje
spo-le-ch-nik po-ko-yee
DADansk
kammerat
kam-er-at
DEDeutsch
Kammerkollege
kam-er-kol-le-gə
ELΕλληνικά
συνοδός δωματίου
see-no-dos do-ma-tee-oo
ESEspañol
compañero de cámara
kom-pan-e-roh deh kam-ah-rah
FAفارسی
هم اتاقی
hom-o-tah-ee
FISuomi
huonetoveri
hwo-neh-to-ve-ri
FRFrançais
camarade
kam-ra-d
GUGU
કમરાનો મિત્ર
kam-ra-no mit-r
HAHA
ma'abuta
ma-a-boo-ta
HEעברית
חבר חדר
khaver chdar
HIहिन्दी
कमरे का साथी
kamre ka saathī
HUMagyar
szobatárs
sho-ba-ta-rsh
IDBahasa Indonesia
teman kamar
te-man ka-mar
IGIG
ndị otu ụlọ
ndi otu ulo
ITItaliano
compagno di stanza
kom-pa-nyo dee stan-zah
KKKK
маңдайдас
man-day-das
KMKM
ប្អូនប្អូន
b'oun b'oun
MRMR
कमरेचा मित्र
kam-re-cha mit-r
MSBahasa Melayu
rakan bilik
ra-kan bi-lik
MYမြန်မာ
အိမ်ကောင်း
a-im-kawng
NLNederlands
kamergenoot
kam-er-gen-oot
NONorsk
kammerat
kam-mer-at
PAPA
ਕੈਬਿਨ ਮਿੱਤਰ
kai-bin mit-tar
PLPolski
towarzysz pokoju
to-var-zisz po-koo-ee
PTPortuguês
companheiro de quarto
kom-pan-ee-roh deh kwahr-toh
RORomână
coleg de cameră
koh-legh deh kam-er-ah
RUРусский
камеррат
kam-er-rat
SVSvenska
kammarfelle
kam-mar-fel-leh
SWKiswahili
mwenza wa chumba
mwen-za wa chum-ba
TAதமிழ்
நறை நண்பர்
na-rai nan-par
TEతెలుగు
దుకాణం స్నేహితుడు
du-ka-naṁ sne-hi-tu-du
THไทย
เพื่อนในห้อง
phuan nai hong
TLTL
kaibigan sa silid
kai-bi-gan sa si-lid
TRTürkçe
oda arkadaşı
oh-dah ar-ka-das-i
UKУкраїнська
побратим
po-bra-tim
URاردو
کمرہ ساتھی
kam-rah sa-thee
VITiếng Việt
bạn cùng phòng
ban cung phong
ZUZU
umshayeli wamahlobo
um-sha-ye-li wa-mah-lo-bo