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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSU'RED, pp. Made sure; assured; secured against loss.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: covered by insurance; "an insured risk"; "all members of the film cast and crew are insured" [ant: uninsured] n
1: a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc. [syn: insured, insured person]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1681 a person whose life or property is insured

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. covered by insurance. --n. (usu. prec. by the) a person etc. covered by insurance.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Insure In"sure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insured; p. pr. & vb. n. Insuring.] [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of prefix. See 1st In-, and Sure, and cf. Assure, Ensure.] [Written also ensure.] 1. To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one. 2. Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(insured) The insured is the person who is insured by a particular policy. (LEGAL) Once the insured has sold his policy, he naturally loses all rights to it. N-COUNT: usu sing, the N

Moby Thesaurus

assured, certain, certified, covered, ensured, guaranteed, immune, immunized, intact, protected, safe, safe and sound, secure, secured, sure, undamaged, unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, unthreatened, untouched, warranted