People who rent rooms in someone else's house, usually for short-term or temporary stays.
From 'lodge' (Old French 'logier,' from Germanic 'hlaw' meaning sheltered place) + '-er' (one who does). Common since medieval times for travelers and the poor.
Before hotels became common, lodgers living in people's homes was the way travelers found shelter—it created a whole class of temporary residents and was a crucial source of income for homeowners in cities!
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