INMATE

convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird

(noun) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

inmate

(noun) one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

inpatient, inmate

(noun) a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inmate (plural inmates)

A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).

A person who shares a residence, such as a lodger, a hotel guest, or a student living on campus.

Usage notes

Perhaps around 1970, television journalists began to use the word as a euphemism for prisoner, and this has become the primary, if not only, definition among younger generations.

Anagrams

• Tamien, Tieman, etamin, inmeat, taimen, tamine

Source: Wiktionary


In"mate`, n. Etym: [In + mate an associate.]

Definition: 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.

Definition: Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. [R.] "Inmate guests." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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