Definition of inmate Inmate
/ɪˈnmejˌt/ - [inmeyt] - in•mate
We found 11 definitions of inmate from 6 different sources.
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What does inmate mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: inmates |
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| inmate - one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital) | ||
| inmate - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison | ||
| convict, con, yard bird, yardbird | ||
| prisoner, captive a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war | ||
| lifer a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment | ||
| inmate - a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated | ||
| inpatient | ||
| patient a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- inmate (Noun)
A person confined to an institution such as a prison as a convict or hospital. - inmate (Noun)
A person who occupies or dwells within a dwelling-house. The word came to be used to refer to temporary inhabitants such as guests in a hotel, students in an on-campus dormitory, patients in a hospital, or prisoners.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- inmate (n.)
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. - inmate (a.)
Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal.
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inmate
Someone who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person. -
inmate
A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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inmate
in′māt, n. one who lodges in the same house with another: a lodger: one received into a hospital, &c.—adj. dwelling in the same place
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🔤- inmate, noun, singular of inmates.
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