fellow

[ fel-oh ]

noun

1. a man or boy:

   a fine old fellow; a nice little fellow.

2. Informal. beau; suitor:

   Mary had her fellow over to meet her folks.

3. Informal. person; one:

   They don't treat a fellow very well here.

4. a person of small worth or no esteem.
5. a companion; comrade; associate:

   They have been fellows since childhood.

6. a person belonging to the same rank or class; equal; peer:

   The doctor conferred with his fellows.

7. one of a pair; mate; match:

   a shoe without its fellow.

8. Education.
   1. a graduate student of a university or college to whom an allowance is granted for special study.
   2. British. an incorporated member of a college, entitled to certain privileges.
   3. a member of the corporation or board of trustees of certain universities or colleges.
9. a member of any of certain learned societies:

   a fellow of the British Academy.

10. Obsolete. a partner.

verb (used with object)

1. to make or represent as equal with another.
2. Archaic. to produce a fellow to; match.

adjective

1. belonging to the same class or group; united by the same occupation, interests, etc.; being in the same condition:

   fellow students; fellow sufferers.

Fellow

¹

/ ˈfɛləʊ /

noun

1. a member of any of various learned societies

   Fellow of the British Academy

fellow

²

/ ˈfɛləʊ /

noun

1. a man or boy
2. an informal word for boyfriend
3. informal.
   one or oneself

   a fellow has to eat

4. a person considered to be of little importance or worth
5. 1. often plural a companion; comrade; associate
   2. ( as modifier )

      fellow travellers

6. (at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a member of the governing body of a college, who is usually a member of the teaching staff
7. a member of the governing body or established teaching staff at any of various universities or colleges
8. a postgraduate student employed, esp for a fixed period, to undertake research and, often, to do some teaching
9. 1. a person in the same group, class, or condition

      the surgeon asked his fellows

   2. ( as modifier )

      a fellow sufferer

      fellow students

10. one of a pair; counterpart; mate

    looking for the glove's fellow

Word History and Origins

Origin of fellow¹

before 1050; Middle English felowe, felawe, late Old English fēolaga < Old Norse fēlagi partner in a joint undertaking, equivalent to fē money, property (cognate with Old English feoh, German Vieh ) + -lagi bedfellow, comrade; akin to lair ¹, lie ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of fellow¹

Old English fēolaga , from Old Norse fēlagi , one who lays down money, from fē money + lag a laying down

Idioms and Phrases

see regular guy (fellow) ; strange bedfellows .

Example Sentences

However, after Russia's illegal occupation of Crimea in 2014, Ukraine informed fellow signatories that its application of the treaty in the occupied areas would be is "limited and is not guaranteed".

From BBC

Although they are committed to the run with Dobbins and fellow former Baltimore Ravens running back Gus Edwards, who also signed with the Chargers during free agency, the Chargers are not always efficient.

From Los Angeles Times

At a recent book club meeting, her fellow group members were willing to let her vent about politics for five minutes, but they weren’t interested in discussing ways they could counteract the incoming president.

From Los Angeles Times

But Oz is a controversial figure in the medical world whose television appearances have drawn criticism from fellow physicians who say he backs questionable alternative medicine and unproven weight loss products.

From Los Angeles Times

House Democrats strongly condemned the resolution and accused Mace of bullying a fellow member of Congress.

From BBC

Related Words

• boy
• chap
• dude
• guy
• lad
• man