inmate (n.)

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

  2. a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated

    [ Syn: inpatient ]

  3. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

    [ Syn: convict , con , yard bird , yardbird ]

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