cellmate

🇺🇸 /ˈselmeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈselmeɪt/
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A person who shares a prison cell with another person.

He found it difficult to get along with his cellmate, who was very loud and disruptive.

translation

n. A person who shares a prison cell with another person.

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Plural cellmates