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

The man killed when a fleeing parolee crashed into a half-dozen cars on a busy Florin Road while eluding Sacramento police Saturday has been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025

These include legal permanent residents or green-card holders, asylees, humanitarian parolees and individuals permanently residing under color of law as well as victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, according to the California Immigrant Policy Center, an immigrant rights organization. —Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 13 May 2025

Candidates include Afghan and Ukrainian humanitarian parolees. —Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 12 May 2025

California has had a rollercoaster relationship with its sole nursing home contractor for medical parolees. —Don Thompson, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 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