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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They were allegedly addressed to Addleman’s cellmate at the time, and intercepted about two weeks before the cellmate’s release.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
On July 24, authorities removed him from suicide watch but put him in a special housing unit, where he was supposed to be with a cellmate for safety.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Johnathan Maskiell was deemed a second-degree persistent felony offender as part of his April guilty plea for murder in the killing of his cellmate at the Kenton County Detention Center.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Bradley Fullerton laid on his mattress and asked his cellmate to get him medical attention, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
On July 24, authorities removed him from suicide watch but put him in a special housing unit, where he was supposed to be with a cellmate for safety.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Johnathan Maskiell was deemed a second-degree persistent felony offender as part of his April guilty plea for murder in the killing of his cellmate at the Kenton County Detention Center.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Bradley Fullerton laid on his mattress and asked his cellmate to get him medical attention, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Cellmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellmate. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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