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inmate
noun
A
person
who
is
kept
in
a
prison
or
jail
as
punishment
or
while
waiting
for
trial
.
•
The
inmate
spent
hours
reading
in
his
small
cell
.
The
inmate
spent
hours
reading
in
his
small
cell
.
•
Guards
escorted
the
inmate
to
the
dining
hall
for
lunch
.
Guards
escorted
the
inmate
to
the
dining
hall
for
lunch
.
From
early
modern
English
in-
(“
inside
”)
+
mate
(“
companion
,
fellow
”).
Originally
meant
‘
fellow
resident
’;
later
narrowed
to
‘
prisoner
’.
noun
A
person
who
lives
in
and
is
cared
for
by
an
institution
such
as
a
hospital
,
nursing
home
,
or
orphanage
.
•
The
nursing
home
inmates
gathered
in
the
lounge
to
watch
television
.
The
nursing
home
inmates
gathered
in
the
lounge
to
watch
television
.
•
During
visiting
hours
,
families
came
to
see
the
hospital
inmates
.
During
visiting
hours
,
families
came
to
see
the
hospital
inmates
.
First
used
in
the
16th
century
to
mean
‘
one
who
shares
a
house
’;
later
broadened
to
include
residents
of
charitable
and
medical
institutions
.
