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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Vogel's cellmate is accused of bludgeoning him with a drainage cover before stabbing him with a shard of glass from a broken television, killing the 39-year-old one day before his scheduled release in August 2024.
—Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 10 June 2025
Five seconds into the footage, Bonner’s cellmate can be seen leaving the cell and walking to the guard station.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Using the latter’s knowledge of the Seattle art market — namely the whereabouts of some of its most valuable paintings — the two cellmates began plotting an ambitious crime spree, Walker said.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
Despite being aware of the cellmate’s dangerous behavior, staff failed to intervene, according to a lawsuit.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 10 June 2025
Five seconds into the footage, Bonner’s cellmate can be seen leaving the cell and walking to the guard station.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Using the latter’s knowledge of the Seattle art market — namely the whereabouts of some of its most valuable paintings — the two cellmates began plotting an ambitious crime spree, Walker said.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
Despite being aware of the cellmate’s dangerous behavior, staff failed to intervene, according to a lawsuit.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Cellmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellmate. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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