inmate
['ɪnmet]
n. 住者, 被容者

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inmate
[ noun ]

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

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

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

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Inmate \In"mate`\ ([i^]n"m[=a]t`), n. [In + mate an associate.]
One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a
fellow lodger; esp., one of the occupants of an asylum,
hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges
in any place or dwelling.

So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd
In serpent, inmate bad. --Milton.


Inmate \In"mate`\, a.
Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. [R.] ``Inmate
guests.'' --Milton.