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

Humanitarian parolees with at least one year of parole can qualify for SNAP, but adults must wait five years to enroll, so typically only children are immediately eligible. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

The parolee and the young woman reunited (with a few others) and started a two-year string of crimes. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025

The educational program at Pelican Bay is the first of its kind ever implemented at a maximum-security prison in California and is helping to reduce recidivism rates while increasing employment opportunities for parolees, officials say. —Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

Even recent humanitarian parolees are projected to reduce the federal deficit and add trillions to GDP over the next decade. —Kristie De Pena, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 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