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con, convict, felon, inhabitant, occupant, prisoner,

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in⋅mate

[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.

Origin:
1580–90; in- ¹ + mate ¹

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Language Translation for : inmate

Spanish:

interno, recluso,

German:

der Insasse, die Insassin,

Japanese:

収容者

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in·mate (ĭn'māt') Pronunciation Key
n. A resident of a dwelling that houses a number of occupants, especially a person confined to an institution, such as a prison or hospital.

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inmate

1589, "one allowed to live in a house rented by another" (usually for a consideration), from in "inside" + mate "companion." Sense of "one confined to an institution" is first attested 1834.

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inmate
noun
1.	one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
2.	a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated [syn: inpatient] [ant: outpatient]
3.	a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: convict]

Inmate

In"ma*cy\, n. [From Inmate.] The state of being an inmate. [R.] --Craig.

Inmate

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.