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resident vs inmate

inmate vs resident

resident and inmate both are nouns.

resident is an adjective but inmate is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
resident Yes Yes No No
inmate Yes No No No
As nouns, inmate is a hyponym of resident; that is, inmate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resident:
  • resident: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
  • inmate: one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
resident (noun) inmate (noun)
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
resident (adjective) inmate (adjective)
living in a particular place
used of animals that do not migrate
Difference between resident and inmate

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