Difference between Boarder and Lodger

What is the difference between Boarder and Lodger?

Boarder as a noun is someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel. while Lodger as a noun is a person who lodges in another's house (compare tenant).

Boarder

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel. A pupil who lives at school during term time. A sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy. Someone who uses a snowboard

Lodger

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who lodges in another's house (compare tenant).

We hope you now know whether to use Boarder or Lodger in your sentence.

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