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Inmate

One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger; esp.,one of the occupants of an asylum, hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges in any place or dwelling.

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Captive 76% connected

A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.

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Occupant 76% connected

One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in possession, of a thing.

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Occupier 76% connected

One who occupies, or has possession.

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Patient 76% connected

Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear.

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Prisoner 76% connected

One who is confined in a prison.

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Resident 76% connected

Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the…

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Trusty 76% connected

Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.

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Con 92% connected

Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Convict 92% connected

Proved or found guilty; convicted.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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