A roomer is a person who pays rent to live in a room in someone else’s house, while the owner still lives there too. You get a bedroom; you may share the kitchen or bathroom; you are not family, and you do not own the place.

A roomer寄宿房客 is是 a person一個人 who pays rent付房租 to live in a room in someone else's house住在別人家裡的一個房間裡, while而 the owner still lives there too屋主自己也還住在那裡。You你 get a bedroom會有自己的臥室; you你 may share the kitchen or bathroom可能會共用廚房或浴室; you你 are not family不是家人, and而且 you你 do not own the place不擁有這個地方。

Though actually, this is mainly an American word, and it already sounds a little old. Many people now say lodger (especially in British English) or just tenant.

Though actually其實, this這 is mainly an American word主要是個美式用詞, and而且 it它 already sounds a little old聽起來已經有點過時了。Many people許多人 now say lodger現在會說lodger (especially in British English尤其是英式英語) or just tenant或直接說tenant（房客）。

A roommate is a different picture: roommates share a place as equals, often both paying a landlord. A roomer pays the person who owns the house and still sleeps under the same roof.

A roommate roommate（室友） is a different picture是不一樣的概念: roommates室友們 share a place as equals以平等的身分共用一個地方, often往往 both paying a landlord兩人都各自付房租給房東。A roomer roomer pays the person付錢給 who owns the house擁有那間房子的人, and而且 still sleeps under the same roof仍然睡在同一個屋簷下。

You still meet roomer on some official forms and in older writing.

You你 still meet roomer仍會在 on some official forms一些正式表格上看到roomer這個詞 and和 in older writing在較舊的文章裡也會看到。