About The Word Inmate
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Inmate
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What's The Definition Of Inmate?
[n] a person serving a prison sentence
[n] one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital) [n] a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated Synonyms | Synonyms for Inmate: con | convict | gaolbird | inpatient | jailbird Related Terms | Find terms related to Inmate: addressee | artist-in-residence | captive | case | convict | denizen | dweller | habitant | house detective | incumbent | inhabitant | inhabiter | inpatient | intern | lag | live-in maid | locum tenens | occupant | occupier | patient | prisoner | residencer | resident | resident physician | residentiary | resider | sojourner | tenant See Also | captive | lifer | occupant | occupier | patient | prisoner | resident Inmate In Webster's Dictionary \In"mate`\, n. [In + mate an associate.]
One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a
fellow lodger; esp.,one of the occupants of an asylum,
hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges
in any place or dwelling.
So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd In serpent,
inmate bad. --Milton.
\In"mate`\, a. Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. [R.] ``Inmate guests.'' --Milton. |
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