Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person with whom one shares a prison cell.
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Origin
- Englishcell
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Germanic*ga-
- Proto-Germanic*matiz
- Proto-Germanic*matjô
- Proto-West Germanic*gamatjô
- Old Saxongimato
- Middle Low Germanmate
- Middle Englishmate
- Englishmate
- Englishcellmate
Translations
Afrikaans selmaat
- selmaatperson with whom one shares a prison cell
Arabic رَفِيق الزِّنْزَانَة
- رَفِيق الزِّنْزَانَة (rafīq az-zinzāna)person with whom one shares a prison cell
Bulgarian съкилийник
- съкилийник (săkilijnik)person with whom one shares a prison cell
Chinese Mandarin 獄友 /狱友
- 獄友 /狱友 (yùyǒu)person with whom one shares a prison cell
Czech spoluvězeň, spoluvězeňkyně
- spoluvězeňperson with whom one shares a prison cell
- spoluvězeňkyněperson with whom one shares a prison cell
Dutch celgenoot
- celgenootperson with whom one shares a prison cell
Finnish sellitoveri, sellikaveri
- sellitoveriperson with whom one shares a prison cell
- sellikaveriperson with whom one shares a prison cell
French compagnon de cellule
- compagnon de celluleperson with whom one shares a prison cell
German Zellengenosse
- Zellengenosseperson with whom one shares a prison cell
Hungarian cellatárs
- cellatársperson with whom one shares a prison cell
Polish współwięzień, współwięźniarka
- współwięzieńperson with whom one shares a prison cell
- współwięźniarkaperson with whom one shares a prison cell
Portuguese companheiro de cela
- companheiro de celaperson with whom one shares a prison cell
Russian сока́мерник
- сока́мерник (sokámernik)person with whom one shares a prison cell
Slovak spoluväzeň, spoluväzenkyňa
- spoluväzeňperson with whom one shares a prison cell
- spoluväzenkyňaperson with whom one shares a prison cell
Swedish cellkamrat
- cellkamratperson with whom one shares a prison cell
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Cite this entry
APA
cellmate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellmate
MLA
“cellmate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellmate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cellmate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellmate.
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