Noun
- 1. inmate, resident, occupant, occupier
- usage: one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
- 2. inpatient, inmate, patient
- usage: a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
- 3. convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird, prisoner, captive
- usage: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
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