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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fel•low /ˈfɛloʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a man or boy:a handsome fellow.
- Informal Termsa person;
one:They don't treat a fellow very well here. - a companion;
comrade; associate:his fellows at work. - Educationa graduate student to whom an allowance is granted for special study.
- a member of any of certain learned societies:a fellow of the British Academy.
adj. [before a noun] - belonging to the same class or group:fellow students.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fel•low (fel′ō),USA pronunciation n. - a man or boy:a fine old fellow; a nice little fellow.
- Informal Termsbeau;
suitor:Mary had her fellow over to meet her folks. - Informal Termsperson;
one:They don't treat a fellow very well here. - a person of small worth or no esteem.
- a companion;
comrade; associate:They have been fellows since childhood. - a person belonging to the same rank or class;
equal; peer:The doctor conferred with his fellows. - one of a pair;
mate; match:a shoe without its fellow. - Education
- a graduate student of a university or college to whom an allowance is granted for special study.
- Education[Brit.]an incorporated member of a college, entitled to certain privileges.
- a member of the corporation or board of trustees of certain universities or colleges.
- a member of any of certain learned societies:a fellow of the British Academy.
- [Obs.]a partner.
v.t. - to make or represent as equal with another.
- [Archaic.]to produce a fellow to;
match. adj. - belonging to the same class or group;
united by the same occupation, interests, etc.; being in the same condition:fellow students; fellow sufferers.
- 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 lair1, lie2
- Middle English felowe, felawe, late Old English fēolaga bef. 1050
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fellow /ˈfɛləʊ/ n - a man or boy
- an informal word for boyfriend
- informal one or oneself: a fellow has to eat
- a person considered to be of little importance or worth
- (often plural) a companion; comrade; associate
- (as modifier): fellow travellers
- a member of the governing body or established teaching staff at any of various universities or colleges
- a person in the same group, class, or condition: the surgeon asked his fellows
- (as modifier): fellow students, a fellow sufferer
- one of a pair; counterpart; mate
Etymology: Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse fēlagi, one who lays down money, from fē money + lag a laying down Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Fellow /ˈfɛləʊ/ n - a member of any of various learned societies: Fellow of the British Academy
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