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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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In his memory, Molina casts himself and his cellmate in key roles, singing and dancing alongside the beautiful Ingrid, seemingly made of light.
—Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Though the film’s primary love story is between the cellmates, there are also the relationships playing out in the fictional movie musical set within the movie, which stars Lopez as an actress playing both the unlucky-in-love heroine and the diabolical Spider Woman of the title.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
That creates an unlikely opportunity for love and acceptance between the two very different cellmates.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Rocha’s cellmate packed his belongings for him, detention officer Garrett Taylor said on the witness stand.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Though the film’s primary love story is between the cellmates, there are also the relationships playing out in the fictional movie musical set within the movie, which stars Lopez as an actress playing both the unlucky-in-love heroine and the diabolical Spider Woman of the title.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
That creates an unlikely opportunity for love and acceptance between the two very different cellmates.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Rocha’s cellmate packed his belongings for him, detention officer Garrett Taylor said on the witness stand.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Cellmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellmate. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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