cellmates
Shared cell occupants
Cellmates are people who share a prison cell.
The term implies an enforced intimacy—strangers thrust together in close quarters with no choice in the matter: My cellmate snored all night.
The word occasionally extends to any involuntary roommates in cramped spaces.
Incarcerated individuals
- convictsImprisoned felons
- detaineesPeople held in custody
- felonsSerious crime offenders
- incarceratedConfined in prison
offenders · jailbirds · lifers · newcomers · veterans · trustees · bunkie · roommate
Confinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- bunkNonsense or stacked bed
lockup · penitentiary · correctional · custody · sentence · detention · warden · captivity
Goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- trustConfidence in another
- allianceFormal union of parties
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
kinship · rapport · brotherhood · understanding · support · complicity · interdependence · fellowship
Nonsense or stacked bed
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- secretsConcealed information
- storiesAccounts or building levels
- rationsControlled food portions
toiletries · cigarettes · snacks · books · letters · radio · blanket · contraband
prisoners
Incarcerated individuals
incarcerated · offenders · jailbirds · lifers · newcomers · veterans · trustees · bunkie · roommate · neighbor
prison
Confinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
bunk · lockup · penitentiary · correctional · custody · sentence · detention · warden · captivity · imprisonment
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- trustConfidence in another
- allianceFormal union of parties
loyalty · kinship · rapport · brotherhood · understanding · support · complicity · interdependence · fellowship · empathy
bunk
Nonsense or stacked bed
rations · toiletries · cigarettes · snacks · books · letters · radio · blanket · contraband · news
- prisonersprisoners, inmates, convicts, felons, jailbirds
- Prison Memoirsprison memoirs, prison letters, doing time, behind bars, hard time
- partnerspartners, partner, business partners, business partner, associates
cellmatesflatmates
Co-tenants sharing living space
roommates · housemates · cohabitants · bunkmates · suitemates
cellmatesbest friends
Closest mutual companions
soulmates · life partners · chosen family · confidants · kindred spirits