cellmate
Shares your cell
A cellmate is a person who shares a prison cell with another inmate.
The term implies the forced intimacy of confinement—you don't choose a cellmate the way you might a roommate: My cellmate snored all night.
The relationship can range from hostile to genuinely protective.
Confined facility resident
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- convictJailed offender after trial
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
bunk · detention · confinement · sentence · custody · lockup · warden · guard
Bed-sharing cabin partner
- companionOne who keeps company
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- allySupportive partner
- trustConfidence in another
secrets · solidarity · survival · loyalty · reliance · protection · camaraderie · understanding
inmate
Confined facility resident
jail · bunk · detention · confinement · sentence · custody · lockup · warden · guard · bars
bunkmate
Bed-sharing cabin partner
trust · secrets · solidarity · survival · loyalty · reliance · protection · camaraderie · understanding · shared
- prisoninmate, jail, prison, prisoner, warden
- imprisonmentprison, jail, prisoners, captivity, dungeons
- captivesprisoner, captive, inmate, detainee, hostage
- jailinmate, inmates, prisoner, cellblock, bars
- prison slangshank, shiv, yard, cellie, commissary
- prisonsprison, inmates, prisons, prisoner, prison officers
cellmatehousemate
Co-resident in shared home
flatmate · roommate · live-in partner · domestic partner · cohabitant