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inmate

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in·mate  (nmt)
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.

inmate
Noun
a person who is confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.inmateinmate - one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
occupant, occupier, resident - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
2.inmate - a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
patient - a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
3.inmate - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
lifer - a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
captive, prisoner - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
trusty - a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
Translations

inmate [ˈɪnmeɪt] n (in prison) → preso/a, presidiario/a;
(in asylum) → internado/a
inmate [ˈɪnmeɪt] n (in prison) → détenu(e);
(in asylum) → interné(e)
inmate [ˈɪnmeɪt] nInsasse m, Insassin f
inmate [ˈɪnmeɪt] n (in prison) → carcerato/a;
(in asylum) → ricoverato/a

inmate
n inmate [ˈinmeit]
one of the people living in an institution, especially a prison or mental hospital. inwonerنَزيل، مُقيمобитателchovanec (vězení, ústavu)indsatder Insasse, die Insassinτρόφιμος ιδρύματοςinterno, recluso(vanglas, haiglas) olijaزندانی؛ بیمارasukkidétenu, ue, interné/-éeאָסִירवासीstanarbennlakónarapidana, penghuni rumah sakit jiwavistmaðurinquilino; paziente; carcerato収容者입소자kalinys, ligonisiemītnieks (psihiatriskās slimnīcas slimnieks; cietumnieks)banduanpatia ant, gevangeneinnsatt, fange; pasientpensjonariuszreclusodeţinut; internatзаключённый; пациентväzeň; pacientgojenec, pacientštićenikintern, intagenผู้ถูกกักกันsakin同住者пожилець, мешканецьہسپتال، جیل خانے یا کسی ادارے میں بسنے والاbạn chung tù hay bệnh viện tâm thần

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"The Nurse," said the Man who had laughed, "is an inmate of the Institution for the Illiterate-Deaf-and-Dumb.
There was a story, which I shrank from verifying, that a former inmate of our house had hung himself in it, but I do not know to this day whether it was true or not.
Such were Dimmler the musician and his wife, Vogel the dancing master and his family, Belova, an old maiden lady, an inmate of the house, and many others such as Petya's tutors, the girls' former governess, and other people who simply found it preferable and more advantageous to live in the count's house than at home.
 
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