cellmate

American  

[sel-meyt] / ˈsɛlˌmeɪt /

noun

1. a fellow inmate in a prison cell.

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Etymology

Origin of cellmate

cell + mate ¹

Example Sentences

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

Coincidentally, that brother-in-law was the cellmate of a man named James Earl Ray.

From Slate

That the cellmate used the same language as Sutherland about the “businessman’s association” paying the bounty—at a time when the Byers Bounty was not known by the public and would remain unknown for more than a decade—reinforces the cellmate’s statement to the FBI that Ray knew of the bounty and intended to act upon it.

From Slate

Frank’s cellmate Zigurd thought it was good news.

From Literature