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or less commonly cell mate
plural cellmates also cell mates
: a person who shares a prison cell with another prisoner
When his cellmates learned that his bond had been set at $1 million (and bail at $500,000), they broke into laughter and shook their heads in disbelief.—
Richard Behar
Richard BeharWithin a week, guards came by at night and told me to get ready. … I said goodbye to my cellmates and gathered my things …—Clare Morgana Gillis
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The movie opens in prison, where non-violent offender Rudy (Affleck) lives vicariously through his cellmate Nick.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
These new charges stem from a May 2024 incident in which Davis allegedly punched Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Rodriguez in the face, fracturing his nose, after complaining to Rodriguez about a new cellmate Davis had been assigned.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
The growing bond of the two cellmates is charted by Molina’s recounting of a fictional 1950s Hollywood musical set in South America called Kiss of the Spider Woman, featuring Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), a Dolores del Río–type star.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
He is distracted from his pain each night as his window dresser cellmate paints a vivid picture by re-telling his favorite MGM-style musical.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
These new charges stem from a May 2024 incident in which Davis allegedly punched Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Rodriguez in the face, fracturing his nose, after complaining to Rodriguez about a new cellmate Davis had been assigned.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
The growing bond of the two cellmates is charted by Molina’s recounting of a fictional 1950s Hollywood musical set in South America called Kiss of the Spider Woman, featuring Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), a Dolores del Río–type star.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
He is distracted from his pain each night as his window dresser cellmate paints a vivid picture by re-telling his favorite MGM-style musical.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cellmate
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“Cellmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellmate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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