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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Asaiah Gerome Washington, 40, had been at the jail about a month in July 2024 when he and his cellmate were found unresponsive in their cell.
—Theresa Clift
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
In another call, Mackenzie drops into the secret language after acknowledging that her new cellmate is in the same room as her.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Lefebvre secured the part of Martin, Moulin’s cellmate once captured by the Nazis.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Martinez, his cellmate, said Ramos had been receiving daily insulin shots and other medicine to treat his diabetes and high blood pressure.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
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Theresa Clift
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
In another call, Mackenzie drops into the secret language after acknowledging that her new cellmate is in the same room as her.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Lefebvre secured the part of Martin, Moulin’s cellmate once captured by the Nazis.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Martinez, his cellmate, said Ramos had been receiving daily insulin shots and other medicine to treat his diabetes and high blood pressure.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
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 3 Jun. 2026.
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