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

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

Locked up in juvenile hall, Pineda unburdened himself to an informant whom investigators arranged to be his cellmate.

From Los Angeles Times

Two of his acquaintances – a former cellmate and a former girlfriend – will also repeat what they told police: that Cédric confessed to the murder and told them where her body was.

From BBC

Menendez was also linked to three other violations, although another cellmate of his took responsibility for those violations.

From Los Angeles Times