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(under the fellow-servant rule) an employee working with another employee for the same employer.

QUIZZES

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

Question 1 of 7

Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

First recorded in 1525–35

On Dec. 22, 1799, Sands told her cousins that she would be leaving to elope with a fellow boarder named Levi Weeks that night.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He has even joked about how his fellow Republicans attack him.
Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At least 29 fellow Republicans must vote against Boehner for a second ballot to be reached, and that seems very unlikely.
The YOLO Caucus' New Cry for Attention|Ben Jacobs|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Instead, I spend much of my time criticizing my fellow atheists.
The Case Against In-Your-Face Atheism|Steve Neumann|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.
The Case Against In-Your-Face Atheism|Steve Neumann|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At this same time they seized in Nangasaqui a servant of the father provincial, Matheo Couros, who was washing his clothes.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
It was one of those long moments that makes a fellow draw his breath sharp when he thinks about it afterward.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
These officers are bound to maintayne themselves and families with food and rayment by their owne and their servant's industrie.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
He controlled himself betimes, bethinking him that, after all, there might be some reason in what this fat fellow said.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Man's enthusiasm in praise of a fellow mortal, is soon damped by the original sin of his nature—rebellious pride!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter