inmate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
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noun a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
inpatient.
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noun a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
convict; yard bird; yardbird; con.
WordNet
In"mate` noun
Etymology
Definitions
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` adjective
Definitions
Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. R. "Inmate guests." Milton.
