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noun
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feller
1 American
[fel-er]
/ ˈfɛl ər /
noun
Informal.
feller
2
American
[fel-er]
/ ˈfɛl ər /
Feller
3
American
[fel-er]
/ ˈfɛl ər /
noun
feller
1
British
/ ˈfɛlə /
noun
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a person or thing that fells
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an attachment on a sewing machine for felling seams
feller
2
British
/ ˈfɛlə /
noun
Usage
What does feller mean? Feller is a very informal way of saying fellow—a general term for a man or boy. It can also be used to refer to a male animal, especially a pet, as in Look at this cute little feller!It’s often paired with an adjective, as in handsome feller or big feller. Less commonly, feller can be used as an informal term of address similar to terms like dude, buddy, or pal, as in Hey, feller, what’s new with you? It can also be used by a man to refer to himself, as in Where can a feller find a hot meal around here?The related term fella is also a variant of fellow and is thought to come from an altered pronunciation of feller. Fella is also very informal. Most senses of feller and fella sound old-timey and aren’t commonly used (other than to sound old-timey or to be funny). Feller is especially associated with rural speakers. Unrelatedly, feller also means someone who fells things—cuts them down—such as a lumberjack. In sewing, to fell is to finish a seam by sewing the edge down flat. In this context, feller can refer to a person who finishes a seam in this way or to a sewing machine attachment that does it. Example: That lumberjack-looking feller was in here not a half hour ago asking for directions.
Etymology
Origin of feller1
First recorded in 1690–1700; originally dialect; by reduction of (ō) to (ə) and merger with words ending in -er
Origin of feller2
First recorded in 1350–1400, feller is from the Middle English word fellere. See fell 2, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Green Diamond forestry crews quickly mobilized, using bulldozers and feller bunchers to carve out lines to try to block the flames’ advance.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
A feller from the early 1900s is transported to the present day in the TV movie “A Timeless Christmas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2020
“He’s your feller and you love him /That’s all there is to that.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2018
It offers backhoe loaders, crawler dozers and loaders, four-wheel-drive loaders, excavators, motor graders, articulated dump trucks, landscape loaders, skid-steer loaders, log skidders, feller bunchers, log loaders, log forwarders, log harvesters and related attachments.
From Forbes ● Jul. 15, 2014
“Blowed if I can see anything funny about a couple of heroes wanting to be fed so that they can stay alive. Takes all kinds to make a world, young feller, other ranks included.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Feller said that the price of a MacBook Air was $999 a year ago; now it starts at $1,299.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
Apple, Feller said, had previously been known to wait until a product was nearly perfect before sending it to stores.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
The yogurt was “creamy and sweet, yet perhaps a bit tart,” says Miriam Feller of Lawrence, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Feller, fourth fastest after the first leg, clocked a combined winning time of 1min 40.60sec for his seventh World Cup victory.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Feller and his wife going around getting food, clothes, everything out of machines.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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