ALL meanings of inmate
in·mate
I i - noun inmate prisoner 1
- noun inmate resident of institution 1
- noun inmate A person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital. 1
- noun inmate a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc. 1
- noun inmate Archaic. a person who dwells with others in the same house. 1
- countable noun inmate The inmates of a prison or mental hospital are the prisoners or patients who are living there. 0
- noun inmate a person who is confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital 0
- noun inmate a person who lives with others in a house 0
- noun inmate a person living with others in the same building, now esp. one confined with others in a prison or mental institution 0
- noun inmate A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient). 0
- noun inmate 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. 0