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 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 )

      fellow students

      a fellow sufferer

10. one of a pair; counterpart; mate

    looking for the glove's fellow

Fellow

²

/ ˈfɛləʊ /

noun

1. a member of any of various learned societies

   Fellow of the British Academy

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

When dealing with fellow sommeliers, “I often ask them what is drinking really well right now,” Sohm said.

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Constitution, trying to share with my fellow citizens what I’ve learned about this remarkable text and the story behind it.

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After he saw fellow Australian Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, the 11-year-old’s acting dreams ignited.

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On the opening “Destination,” a winding and refracted character study, swooning strings trace the singer’s own sense of wonder, as she describes a fellow musician whose life serves as a mirror to her own.

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