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Definition of Inmate
1. Noun. One of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital).
2. Noun. A patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated.
3. Noun. A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison.
Specialized synonyms: Lifer, Trusty
Generic synonyms: Captive, Prisoner
Derivative terms: Convict
Definition of Inmate
1. n. One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger;
2. a. Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal.
Definition of Inmate
1. Noun. A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient) ¹
2. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inmate
1. one who is confined to an institution [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inmate
Literary usage of Inmate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons by Joanne Mariner (2001)
"inmate Red, who is past his parole eligibility date, will flatten his ...
inmate Red, in discussing the matter, was initially confused concerning the date ..."
2. Annual Report by Correctional Association of New York (1870)
"Any inmate rises one grade, as often as 500 merits over and above demerits are
saved and placed to his or her credit on the grade book ; 3500 merits over ..."
3. Punishment Before Trial: Prison Conditions in Venezuela by Joanne Mariner, Michael Bochenek (1997)
"inmate Complaints During the course of our interviews with inmates, we heard many
complaints of lack of medical attention, either that the infirmary lacked ..."
4. The Offender and His Relations to Law and Society by Burdette Gibson Lewis (1921)
"If an inmate is suffering from some physical weakness he should have ... Under the
indeterminate - sentence plan the self- interest of the inmate may be ..."
5. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"He believes that parole should be dealt with on general evidence, taking into
account past history and social environment of each inmate rather than ..."
6. Punishment and Reformation: An Historical Sketch of the Rise of the by Frederick Howard Wines (1919)
"... XIV inmate SELF-GOVERNMENT I. THE THEORY OF inmate SELF-GOVERNMENT Self-government
in penal institutions is merely an application of the educational ..."
7. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age Pages (1993)
"During that timespan, the inmate population had grown significantly. ... As a
result, with the inmate idleness we had to contend with at that time, ..."
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