inmate

CEFRB2

/ˈɪn.meɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person living in a prison or other institution.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place.

Examples

  • The inmate was doing time for a burglary conviction.

  • Tom has been an inmate of a high-security prison for the past three years.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of passenger, a person held or riding within a vehicle.

  2. A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).

More examples

In context

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  • [T]he inmates of the coach, by numerous hard, painful joltings, and ponderous, dragging trundlings, are suddenly made sensible of some great change in the character of the road.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From inn + -mate, or from in- + -mate.