Difference between Gaolbird and Inmate

What is the difference between Gaolbird and Inmate?

Gaolbird as a noun is a prisoner or an ex-prisoner while Inmate as a noun is a person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient)

Gaolbird

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A prisoner or an ex-prisoner

Inmate

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient)A person who occupies or dwells within a dwelling-house. The word came to be used to refer to temporary inhabitants such as guests in a hotel, students in an on-campus dormitory, patients in a hospital, or prisoners.

We hope you now know whether to use Gaolbird or Inmate in your sentence.

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