fellow
Americannoun
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a man or boy.
a fine old fellow; a nice little fellow.
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Informal. beau; suitor.
Mary had her fellow over to meet her folks.
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Informal. person; one.
They don't treat a fellow very well here.
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a person of small worth or no esteem.
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a companion; comrade; associate.
They have been fellows since childhood.
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a person belonging to the same rank or class; equal; peer.
The doctor conferred with his fellows.
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one of a pair; mate; match.
a shoe without its fellow.
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Education.
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a graduate student of a university or college to whom an allowance is granted for special study.
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British. an incorporated member of a college, entitled to certain privileges.
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a member of the corporation or board of trustees of certain universities or colleges.
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a member of any of certain learned societies.
a fellow of the British Academy.
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Obsolete. a partner.
verb (used with object)
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to make or represent as equal with another.
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Archaic. to produce a fellow to; match.
adjective
noun
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a man or boy
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an informal word for boyfriend
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informal one or oneself
a fellow has to eat
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a person considered to be of little importance or worth
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(often plural) a companion; comrade; associate
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( as modifier )
fellow travellers
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(at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a member of the governing body of a college, who is usually a member of the teaching staff
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a member of the governing body or established teaching staff at any of various universities or colleges
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a postgraduate student employed, esp for a fixed period, to undertake research and, often, to do some teaching
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a person in the same group, class, or condition
the surgeon asked his fellows
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( as modifier )
fellow students
a fellow sufferer
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one of a pair; counterpart; mate
looking for the glove's fellow
noun
Etymology
Origin of fellow
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
Example Sentences
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Girgis-Hanna admits she and many fellow GPs feel conflicted about working privately, but that it is ultimately helping to prevent burnout and keep them in the profession.
From BBC
A fellow student filmed him in a Liverpool bar years before when he reacted after he thought people were laughing at him.
From BBC
Inter Miami had opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a goal from fellow Argentine Santi Morales.
From Barron's
Mr. Husock is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Some viewers and fellow journalists have also expressed their disappointment.
From Los Angeles Times
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