variants
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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Later that day, he was found unresponsive in his cell by his cellmate and jail staff immediately began lifesaving measures, according to the statement.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2025
Their cellmates included two prisoners from Nigeria, one from Liberia, one from Thailand, three from Myanmar, and one from Pakistan.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Nigh’s two cellmates are alleged to have helped him into a ceiling chase, which is a space above a ceiling that often houses ducts, and covering for him.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Deputies said one cellmate told authorities that Inaru brought up the plot every day.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2025
Their cellmates included two prisoners from Nigeria, one from Liberia, one from Thailand, three from Myanmar, and one from Pakistan.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Nigh’s two cellmates are alleged to have helped him into a ceiling chase, which is a space above a ceiling that often houses ducts, and covering for him.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Deputies said one cellmate told authorities that Inaru brought up the plot every day.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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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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