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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈɪn.meɪt/
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IH1 N M EY2 T
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A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place.
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Synonym of passenger, a person held or riding within a vehicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Synonyms: passenger
Antonyms: none provided
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: convict, con, yard bird, yardbird
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prisoner, captive
Narrower terms: lifer, trusty
one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: resident, occupant, occupier
a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: inpatient
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: patient
From inn + -mate, or from in- + -mate.
Across languages
Translations 80 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
سَجِين m سَجِينَة
(sajīn)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Arabic :
نَزِيل m نَزِيلَة
(nazīl)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Catalan :
intern
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Chinese Mandarin :
囚犯
(qiúfàn)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Chinese Mandarin :
病人
(bìngrén)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Czech :
vězeň
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Czech :
chovanec
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Czech :
pacient
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Dutch :
gedetineerde
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Dutch :
gevangene
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Esperanto :
enfermito
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Esperanto :
kaptito
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Esperanto :
malliberulo
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Esperanto :
prizonulo
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Finnish :
vanki
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
French :
détenu
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
French :
détenue
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
French :
codétenu
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
French :
codétenue
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
German :
Insasse
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
German :
Insassin
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Greek :
τρόφιμος
(trófimos)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Italian :
detenuto
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Italian :
internato
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Italian :
prigioniero
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Macedonian :
затвореник
(zatvorenik)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Polish :
więzień
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Polish :
więźniarka
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Portuguese :
interno
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Russian :
заключённый
(zaključónnyj)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Russian :
заключённая
(zaključónnaja)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Russian :
пацие́нт
(pacién)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Russian :
пацие́нтка
(paciéntka)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Slovak :
väzeň
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Slovak :
chovanec
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Slovak :
pacient
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Spanish :
internado
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Spanish :
interno
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Spanish :
preso
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Spanish :
recluso
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Spanish :
presidiario
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Spanish :
reo
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Spanish :
convicto
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Spanish :
detenido
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Turkish :
mukim
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Turkish :
yusufiyeli
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Ottoman Turkish :
اسیر
(esir)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Ukrainian :
в'я́зень
(vʺjázenʹ)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Ukrainian :
ув'я́знений
(uvʺjáznenyj)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Ukrainian :
паціє́нт
(pacijént)
— one confined to institution, such as a prison
Arabic :
سَاكِن
(sākin)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Arabic :
سَاكِنَة
(sākina)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Bulgarian :
обита́тел
(obitátel)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Bulgarian :
обита́телка
(obitátelka)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Catalan :
resident
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
French :
résident
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
French :
résidente
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
French :
pensionnaire
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
German :
Bewohner
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
German :
Bewohnerin
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Hindi :
भीतरिया
(bhītriyā)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Hindi :
साकिन
(sākin)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Hindi :
सहनिवासी
(sahnivāsī)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Hindi :
अन्तःवासी
(antaḥvāsī)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Hindi :
सहवासी
(sahvāsī)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Hindi :
सहवर्ती
(sahvartī)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Hindi :
निवासी
(nivāsī)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Hindi :
वासी
(vāsī)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Hindi :
संवासी
(samvāsī)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Italian :
interno
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Italian :
residente
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Polish :
współmieszkaniec
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Russian :
жи́тель
(žítelʹ)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Russian :
жи́тельница
(žítelʹnica)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Russian :
обита́тель
(obitátelʹ)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Russian :
обита́тельница
(obitátelʹnica)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Spanish :
residente
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Ukrainian :
ме́шканець
(méškanecʹ)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Ukrainian :
пожиле́ць
(požylécʹ)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
Ukrainian :
жиле́ць
(žylécʹ)
— one who occupies a dwelling-house
