A person who lives in a flat (apartment); one of the occupants of a flat-sharing arrangement.
From 'flat' (British English for apartment) + 'man'. A British term, less common than 'flatmate' but used similarly to describe someone sharing a flat.
British English has 'flatman' and 'flatmate' while Americans just say 'roommate'—the British tradition of 'flat' instead of 'apartment' creates all sorts of unique compound words that don't exist in American English!
Generic masculine form used historically to denote a person living in a flat/apartment. The '-man' suffix defaulted to male reference despite mixed-gender populations, embedding male-as-default assumption in occupational/residential terminology.
Use 'flat resident' or 'flat dweller' as gender-neutral alternatives, or specify 'flatmen and flatwomen' if historical accuracy to gendered language is required.
["flat resident","flat dweller","apartment dweller"]
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