Meaning

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

    Insasse, Insassin

    заключённыйzaključónnyj, заключённаяzaključónnaja, пацие́нтpacién

    в'я́зеньvʺjázenʹ, ув'я́зненийuvʺjáznenyj, паціє́нтpacijént

    one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

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

    Bewohner, Bewohnerin

    жи́тельžítelʹ, жи́тельницаžítelʹnica, обита́тельobitátelʹ

    ме́шканецьméškanecʹ, пожиле́цьpožylécʹ, жиле́цьžylécʹ

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

Examples

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  1. Tom is a death row inmate.

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  2. Tom was killed by another inmate.

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  3. Many inmates on death row say they want to die.

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  4. Three long-term inmates of the state penitentiary have just escaped.

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  5. Many inmates on death row say they don't want to die.

    deViele Insassen im Todestrakt sagen, dass sie nicht sterben wollen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
one confined to institution, such as a prison:
one who occupies a dwelling-house:
Русский
By meaning 2
one confined to institution, such as a prison:
one who occupies a dwelling-house:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one confined to institution, such as a prison:
one who occupies a dwelling-house:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: inmates
Singularinmate
Pluralinmates

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
inmate — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto