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inmate

[ in-meyt ]

noun

  1. a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
  2. Archaic. a person who dwells with others in the same house.


inmate

/ ˈɪnˌmeɪt /

noun

  1. a person who is confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital See also resident
  2. obsolete.
    a person who lives with others in a house


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Word History and Origins

Origin of inmate1

First recorded in 1580–90; in- 1 + mate 1

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Example Sentences

In none of the weddings Joplin has performed did the inmate have more than five years to serve.

I spent four years in a prison where each handicapped convict was issued an underpaid inmate assistant.

The woman had accompanied a friend who was visiting her boyfriend when she met the inmate she would marry.

The last federal position he held was Inmate--he served more than eight years for his inventive approach to acquiring money.

However, if an inmate cannot find a job, he should expect to sleep outside with other homeless inmates.

I grieve that one of the most promising of them is now an inmate in my cabin, in a very delicate state of health.

He could not bear the thought of her unhappiness, and yet, at any sacrifice, Tatsu must be kept an inmate of their home.

The officers make the alternative quickly apparent to the new inmate: to protest against injustice is unavailing and dangerous.

These last gave the name and country of many an unhappy inmate, with the date of the fatal day of their captivity.

In no case can any inmate claim it as a right, and it is not to be given merely on account of household work.

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