inmate

Everyday

1. A person who is kept in a prison. tree →
2. (old use) A person living in a hospital or other institution. tree →
3. An inmate can also be any creature living inside a place, such as a house. tree →

In the lessons

In news, stories and social studies it means a prisoner. Phrases: prison inmate, fellow inmate. It tells the reader the person is locked up, not free to leave.

Examples

• The inmates ate lunch in the prison canteen. tree →
• An inmate escaped but was caught the next day. tree →
• Some inmates study for exams in prison. tree →
• The film is about two inmates who become friends. tree →
• Prison guards keep the inmates safe. tree →
• Each inmate has a small cell. tree →
• When he has gnawed his way with these through all obstacles, he first destroys the babes he finds in a house, and then the older inmates. tree →

Note

Countable. Similar: prisoner. «Inmate» sounds formal; do not confuse with «mate» (friend).