The difference between Roommate and Workmate
When used as nouns, roommate means a person with whom one shares a room, as at university etc, whereas workmate means somebody with whom one works.
check bellow for the other definitions of Roommate and Workmate
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Roommate as a noun:
A person with whom one shares a room, as at university etc.
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Roommate as a noun (US, AU, Canada):
A person (UK: flatmate, housemate, AU: sharemate) sharing the same home (sharehome).
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Workmate as a noun:
Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.