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inmate

About 1.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
  2. noun A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place.
  3. noun Synonym of passenger, a person held or riding within a vehicle.

Similar words

jailbird gaolbird convict con inpatient prisoner prison jail captive detention

Often followed by

of in is population who to was and at

Word family

inmates

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