parolee

noun

pa·​rol·​ee pə-ˌrō-ˈlē 

-ˈrō-(ˌ);

ˌper-ə-ˈlē,

ˌpa-rə- 

: one released on parole

Examples of parolee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New applications to sponsor parolees under the program for the four countries will no longer be accepted. —Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025

Jeremiah Space, who police say is a felon and parolee, was scheduled to have a detention hearing Monday at the Bridgeview courthouse, according to Oak Lawn police. —Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025

And too many parolees were sent back to prison for violating technical rules of parole, the report said. —Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025

Listen to this article A parolee stabbed a man aboard a Midtown Manhattan subway Tuesday after the victim accidentally bumped into him, police sources said. —Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

parole entry 2 + -ee entry 1

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for parolee

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Medical Definition

parolee

noun

pa·​rol·​ee pə-ˌrō-ˈlē  -ˈrō-(ˌ); ˌpar-ə-ˈlē 

: an individual released on parole

Legal Definition

parolee

noun

pa·​rol·​ee pə-ˌrō-ˈlē, -ˈrō-ˌlē 

: a prisoner released on parole