What does fellow mean?
Definitions for fellow
ˈfɛl oʊfel·low
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word fellow.
Princeton's WordNet
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, blokenoun
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"
companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associatenoun
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
"drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
colleague, confrere, fellownoun
a person who is member of one's class or profession
"the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
mate, fellownoun
one of a pair
"he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"
fellownoun
a member of a learned society
"he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association"
fellow, dude, busternoun
an informal form of address for a man
"Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?"
boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young mannoun
a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
"if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"
Wiktionary
fellownoun
A colleague or partner.
fellownoun
A companion; a comrade.
fellownoun
A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.
fellownoun
An equal in power, rank, character, etc.
fellownoun
One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate.
fellownoun
A male person; a man.
fellownoun
In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges.
fellownoun
In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation.
fellownoun
A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society.
fellowverb
To suit with; to pair with; to match.
fellownoun
The most senior rank or title one can achieve on a technical career in certain companies (though some fellows also hold business titles such as vice president or chief technology officer). This is typically found in large corporations in research and development-intensive industries (IBM or Sun Microsystems in information technology, and Boston Scientific in Medical Devices for example). They appoint a small number of senior scientists and engineers as Fellows.
fellownoun
In the US and Canada, a physician who is undergoing a supervised, sub-specialty medical training (fellowship) after completing a specialty training program (residency).
fellowadjective
Having common characteristics; being of the same kind, or in the same group
Etymology: fēlagi, from the Germanic bases of two words represented in English by fee and lay.
Webster Dictionary
Fellownoun
a companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer
Fellownoun
a man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man
Fellownoun
an equal in power, rank, character, etc
Fellownoun
one of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate; the male
Fellownoun
a person; an individual
Fellownoun
in the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges
Fellownoun
in an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation
Fellownoun
a member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowverb
to suit with; to pair with; to match
Etymology: [OE. felawe, felaghe, Icel. flagi, fr. flag companionship, prop., a laying together of property; f property + lag a laying, pl. lg law, akin to liggja to lie. See Fee, and Law, Lie to be low.]
Freebase
Fellow
In academia, a fellow is a member of a group of learned people who work together as peers in the pursuit of mutual knowledge or practice. The fellows may include visiting professors, postdoctoral researchers and doctoral researchers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fellow
fel′ō, n. an associate: a companion and equal: one of a pair, a mate: a member of a university who enjoys a fellowship: a member of a scientific or other society: an individual, a person generally: a worthless person.—ns. Fell′ow-cit′izen, one belonging to the same city; Fell′ow-comm′oner, at Cambridge and elsewhere, a privileged class of undergraduates, dining at the Fellows' table; Fell′ow-crea′ture, one of the same race; Fell′ow-feel′ing, feeling between fellows or equals: sympathy; Fell′ow-heir, a joint-heir.—adv. Fell′owly (Shak.), companionable.—ns. Fell′ow-man, a man of the same common nature with one's self; Fell′ow-serv′ant, one who has the same master; Fell′owship, the state of being a fellow or partner: friendly intercourse: communion: an association: an endowment in a college for the support of graduates called Fellows: the position and income of a fellow: (arith.) the proportional division of profit and loss among partners.—Good fellowship, companionableness; Right hand of fellowship, the right hand given by one minister or elder to another at an ordination in some churches. [M. E. felawe—Ice. félagi, a partner in goods, from fé (Ger. vieh), cattle, property, and lag, a laying together, a law. Cf. Eng. Fee, and Law.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
fellow
A sailor's soubriquet for himself; he will ask if you "have anything for a fellow to do?"
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fellow' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3651
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fellow' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3215
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fellow' in Nouns Frequency: #1542
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fellow' in Adjectives Frequency: #494
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fellow in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fellow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of fellow in a Sentence
I have to do well enough there, and I think I will …. I'll catch fire. And if I catch fire, I think the sky is the limit. Poor showings in both or either of those first two primaries can doom a campaign. The next debate is being hosted by Fox Business and is on January 14. John Kasich on Sunday express optimism that he ’ll be in the main-stage debate and declined to comment on fellow GOP candidate Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul saying he wo n’t compete in the second-tier contest if demoted as a result of FOX Business criteria, which involves rankings in national, Iowa and New Hampshire polls.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe:
Like so many brave Virginia men and women, Trooper Dermyer put on a uniform and risked his life every day to keep us safe, first as a U.S. Marine and then as a police officer, this is a loss that impacts us all. It should inspire prayers for the family, friends and fellow troopers who are mourning tonight, and gratitude for those who protect and serve.
I was lucky. I have a concrete house, unfortunately I (can) not say the same for many of my fellow Chuukese. Ships have sunk. Homes destroyed. Breadfruits, mangoes, bananas and coconuts, our local source of food ... trimmed down to just stems and branches.
And for over twenty years, he stood over here, and every single day he stood up with his petition to stop slavery. And every day he was booed down and hated, hated, hated by his fellow Congressmen. Until finally at the very end of his life, he stood up again with his petition, and collapsed.
My father said: You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals.
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Translations for fellow
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- شريكArabic
- колега, другар, компаньонBulgarian
- chlapíkCzech
- Kollege, Partner, Kamerad, GefährteGerman
- σύντροφοςGreek
- hombre, compañero, amigo, tipo, muchacho, colegaSpanish
- kaaslane, kompanjon, seltsimees, kolleeg, kutsekaaslaneEstonian
- همکارPersian
- poika, mies, toveri, veikkoFinnish
- consœur, gars, type, confrère, collègue, mec, camarade, amiFrench
- compagnoItalian
- בחורHebrew
- nauwhea, autaia, nauhea, korokē, tawhitiMāori
- kamrat, kolega, gośćPolish
- коллега, пареньRussian
- товаришUkrainian
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