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

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

Polanco's attorneys for the parole process came from the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project, a student organization at Harvard Law School that works with inmates accused of violating prison rules, parolees facing revocation and second-degree murderers seeking parole. —Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Jan. 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