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cellmate

cellmate noun: a person with whom one shares a prison cell.

Noun

cellmate (plural cellmates)

  1. A person with whom one shares a prison cell.
    Synonyms:
    celly

cellmate meaning in Arabic

cellmate in Arabic

person with whom one shares a prison cell
رَفِيق الزِّنْزَانَة rafīq az-zinzāna

Synonyms of cellmate

Forms of cellmate

pluralcellmates

Origin of cellmate

From cell + -mate.

Questions about cellmate

What does cellmate mean?
Cellmate means a person with whom one shares a prison cell.
What is cellmate in Arabic?
Cellmate in Arabic is رَفِيق الزِّنْزَانَة (rafīq az-zinzāna). See Cellmate meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is cellmate?
Cellmate is a noun.
What is the plural of cellmate?
The plural of cellmate is cellmates.

Words near cellmate in the dictionary

  1. cellist
  2. cellists
  3. Cellite
  4. Cellites
  5. cellless
  6. cellmate
  7. cellmates
  8. cello
  9. cello player
  10. cello players
  11. cello scrotum

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