- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word History
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
A fellow is a man or boy.
My dad says our new neighbor is a nice fellow.Mr. Ellis invited some fellows from work to join him for dinner.Everybody says that Mr. Shaw is a strange fellow, but people still like him. |
related words: |
academic, equal, man, match, member, partner |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
If you talk about your fellow students, it means you are a student and the people you are talking about are students too. If one worker talks to their fellow workers, the first worker is talking to other people who are also workers.
Scott and his fellow classmates raised money for the school trip.Ms. Blume and her fellow teachers are not happy about the new school rules. |
The earliest meaning of
fellow in English was "partner." The word "fellow" comes from an early Norse word that meant "fee layer," or a person who lays down money for some enterprise. Those who put their money or property together were partners, or "fellows." In Iceland, the word was also used for a husband or wife.