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in·mate
(ĭn′māt′)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
(ˈɪnˌmeɪt)n
1. a person who is confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital. See also resident2
2. obsolete a person who lives with others in a house
in•mate
(ˈɪnˌmeɪt)n.
1. a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
2. Archaic. a person who dwells with others in the same house.
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| Noun | 1. | inmate - one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital) |
| 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 prisonlifer - a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment trusty - a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges |
inmate
Translations
مُقِيمٌنَزيل، مُقيم
chovanecvězeň
indsat
vanki
zatvorenik
vistmaîur
被収容者
피수용자
ligonis
cietumnieks)
intern
ผู้ถูกกักขังในคุก
bạn tù
inmate
[ˈɪnmeɪt] N [of hospital] → enfermo/a m/f; [of prison] → preso/a m/f, presidiario/a m/f; [of asylum] → internado/a m/finmate
[ˈɪnˌmeɪt] n (of prison) → detenuto/a, carcerato/a; (of asylum) → internato/a, ricoverato/ainmate
(ˈinmeit) noun one of the people living in an institution, especially a prison or mental hospital.
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