inmate
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inmate
- /ˈɪn.meɪt/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From inn + -mate, or from in- + -mate.
noun inmates
- A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
- A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts. Not ignoring what is good, I am quick to perceive a horror, and could still be social with it—would they let me—since it is but well to be on friendly terms with all the inmates of the place one lodges in.
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Synonym of passenger, a person held or riding within a vehicle.
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Similar: passenger
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jailbird, gaolbird, convict, con, inpatient, prisoner, prison, jail, captive, detention, detainee, ex-con, custody, lodger, occupant, boarder
Translations
Every language
noun one confined to institution, such as a prison
| Español | internado, interno, preso, recluso, presidiario, reo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 囚犯 qiúfàn, 病人 bìngrén |
| Português | interno |
| Français | détenu, détenue, codétenu, codétenue |
| Deutsch | Insasse, Insassin |
| Italiano | detenuto, internato, prigioniero |
| Ελληνικά | τρόφιμος trófimos |
| Русский | заключённый zaključónnyj, заключённая zaključónnaja, пацие́нт pacién, пацие́нтка paciéntka |
| العربية | سَجِين m سَجِينَة sajīn, نَزِيل m نَزِيلَة nazīl |
noun one who occupies a dwelling-house
| Español | residente |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | भीतरिया bhītriyā, साकिन sākin, सहनिवासी sahnivāsī, अन्तःवासी antaḥvāsī, सहवासी sahvāsī, सहवर्ती sahvartī |
| Français | résident, résidente, pensionnaire |
| Deutsch | Bewohner, Bewohnerin |
| Italiano | interno, residente |
| Русский | жи́тель žítelʹ, жи́тельница žítelʹnica, обита́тель obitátelʹ, обита́тельница obitátelʹnica |
| العربية | سَاكِن sākin, سَاكِنَة sākina |
Talk about this word "inmate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inmate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inmate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inmate "inmate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inmate.Cite this
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title = {inmate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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