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cellmate

American  
[sel-meyt] / ˈsɛlˌmeɪt /

noun

  1. a fellow inmate in a prison cell.


Etymology

Origin of cellmate

cell + mate 1

Example Sentences

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But as portrayed by Mr. Gifuni and co-written by Mr. Bellocchio, Tortora is also kind and discreet: Asking one cellmate what his crime was, the young man says, “I helped my mother.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Epstein's cellmate was released the day before his death.

From BBC

He and his Nigerian cellmate were also persuaded by the Kremlin's arguments to fight Ukraine.

From Barron's

He embodies movie-obsessed gay prisoner Luis Molina, who is falling for his revolutionary cellmate played by Diego Luna.

From Los Angeles Times

“A write-up could be given to you based on the fact that your cellmate was involved in certain activities,” said Warren.

From Los Angeles Times