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   in·mate

   /ˈinˌmāt/

   noun

   • 1. a person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital: "inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary" Similar patientinpatienthospital caseconvalescentresidentinhabitantoccupantprisonerconvictcaptivedetaineeinterneeinformal:jailbirdconlagyardbird
   • ▪ one of several occupants of a house.

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting a person who shared a house, specifically a lodger or subtenant): probably originally from inn + mate1, later associated with in.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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