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inmate

noun
/ˈɪn.meɪt/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from inn
  2. derived from in
  3. suffixed as inmate — “inn + mate”

Definitions

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

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

  2. A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on…

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

    • [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.

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA