inmate
//ˈɪn.meɪt//
Forms
- Plural
- inmates
Definitions
1.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 campus), or other place.
3.Synonym of passenger, a person held or riding within a vehicle.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4542
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From inn + -mate, or from in- + -mate.