1. A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
   "The inmate participated in educational programs";
   - convict, con [informal], yard bird [N. Amer, informal], yardbird [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. A patient who is residing in the hospital where they are being treated
   "As an inmate, he received round-the-clock care";
   - inpatient
    
3. One of several residents of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
   "The inmate spent most of his day in the prison library"

Derived forms: inmates

Type of: captive, occupant, occupier, patient, prisoner, resident

Antonym: outpatient

Encyclopedia: Inmate