boarder
noun/ˈbɔrdər/
Frequency rank: #16,663 most common English word
Meaning
a person who pays to live in someone else's home, receiving meals or lodging.
Example sentence
My aunt decided to take in boarder who could pay weekly rent for the spare room.
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