Hostage and Inmate

Hostage

Hostage noun - A prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms.

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Inmate and hostage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inmate" instead a noun "Hostage".

Inmate noun - One of several residents of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital).

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Hostage and inmate are semantically related. You can use "Hostage" instead a noun "Inmate".

fellow	fellow hostage	fellow inmate
old	old hostage	old inmate
female	female hostage	female inmate
particular	particular hostage	particular inmate
Other adjectives: single, male, large, evil, innocent, young, new, former, random, next, last, escaped, terrified, elderly.

Non-romantic example: in A Perfect World, Kevin Costner plays a jail inmate who escapes and takes a little boy hostage.

Source: A Match Made in Stockholm

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