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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

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“He just wanted to live, to work, and to make his parents happy,” said Hamid Chapati, a former cellmate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

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

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

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

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

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

From Slate Dec. 1, 2025

Somewhere around the middle of year two he mentioned his theory to Low Key Lyesmith, his cellmate.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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