n. A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient)
n. 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.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger
adj. Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who is a mate or associate in the occupancy of a place; hence, an indweller; an associated lodger or inhabitant: as, the inmates of a dwelling-house, factory, hospital, or prison.
Dwelling in the same place; residing jointly.
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n. a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
n. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
n. one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
Word Usage
"This inmate is a recidivist of long standing and has no trouble in adjusting to prison routines ..."