Odd Fellow

American  

Or Oddfellow

noun

1. a member of a social and benevolent society that originated in England in the 18th century.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Oddfellowship
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Odd Fellow

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

Senator Davis is a Moose, Mason, member of the Mystic Shrine and the Grotto, Knight of Pythias, Odd Fellow, Elk, Eagle, Forester, and a member of "many other fraternal orders."

From Time Magazine Archive

Legionary Johnson is also an Elk, a Shriner, a Mason and an Odd Fellow, all of which sodalities consider him a "regular fellow," a potential vote-getter.

From Time Magazine Archive

No unmarried woman from the U. S. Far West was presented, but for the State of Washington curtsied Mrs. Clarence C. Dill, wife of the Senator who is an Odd Fellow, Mason, Moose, Elk.

From Time Magazine Archive

Investigation revealed the unportfolioed "Ambassador" to be John Barrett, Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias, Rotarian, publicist, onetime U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, in a minor kind of way, I am a active Odd Fellow, first cornetist in the Unique Orchestra, and a director in the bank.

From Mr. Opp by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan