rooming house

US: /ˈrumɪŋ ˌhaʊs/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

room•ing house /ˈrumɪŋ ˌhaʊs/  n. [countable]

1. a house with furnished rooms to rent;
   a lodging house.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

room′ing house′, 

1. a house with furnished rooms to rent;
   lodging house.

• 1890–95, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

rooming house noun

1. a house having self-contained furnished rooms or flats for renting