fellow meaning

UK /ˈfɛləʊ/ US /ˈfɛloʊ/ 2 syllables

fellow (noun): a boy or man.

fellow has 7 meanings in this dictionary.

fellow as a noun

  1. a boy or man
    • that chap is your host
    • there's a fellow at the door
    • he's a likable cuss
    • he's a good bloke

    Synonyms: chap, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke

    Type of: male

    Kinds: dog

  2. a friend who is frequently in the company of another
    • drinking companions
    • comrades in arms

    Synonyms: companion, comrade, familiar, associate

    Type of: friend

    Kinds: date, playmate, tovarich

    Related forms: fellowship

  3. a person who is member of one's class or profession
    • the surgeon consulted his colleagues
    • he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers

    Synonyms: colleague, confrere

    Type of: associate

    Related forms: fellowship

  4. one of a pair
    • he lost the mate to his shoe
    • one eye was blue but its fellow was brown

    Synonyms: mate

    Type of: singleton

  5. a member of a learned society
    • he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association

    Type of: member

  6. an informal form of address for a man
    • Say, fellow, what are you doing?
    • Hey buster, what's up?

    Synonyms: dude, buster

    Type of: man

  7. a man who is the lover of a man or woman
    • if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked
    • When the law changed, Pet could finally married his long-time boyfriend Jim

    Synonyms: boyfriend, beau, swain

    Type of: man, lover

How to pronounce fellow

fellow is pronounced /ˈfɛləʊ/ in British English and /ˈfɛloʊ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with fellow

Word lists: words starting with FE · words ending in OW · 6-letter words

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