Definitions for fellow
ˈfɛl oʊfel·low

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associatenoun

   a friend who is frequently in the company of another

   "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

3. 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"

4. mate, fellownoun

   one of a pair

   "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"

5. fellownoun

   a member of a learned society

   "he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association"

6. fellow, dude, busternoun

   an informal form of address for a man

   "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?"

7. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fellownoun

   A colleague or partner.

2. fellownoun

   A companion; a comrade.

3. fellownoun

   A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.

4. fellownoun

   An equal in power, rank, character, etc.

5. fellownoun

   One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate.

6. fellownoun

   A male person; a man.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. fellownoun

   A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society.

10. fellowverb

    To suit with; to pair with; to match.

11. 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.

12. 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).

13. fellowadjective

    Having common characteristics; being of the same kind, or in the same group

14. Etymology: fēlagi, from the Germanic bases of two words represented in English by fee and lay.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fellownoun

   a companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer

2. Fellownoun

   a man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man

3. Fellownoun

   an equal in power, rank, character, etc

4. Fellownoun

   one of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate; the male

5. Fellownoun

   a person; an individual

6. 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

7. 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

8. Fellownoun

   a member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society

9. Fellowverb

   to suit with; to pair with; to match

10. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fellow

   A sailor's soubriquet for himself; he will ask if you "have anything for a fellow to do?"

Matched Categories

1. • Friend
   • Male
   • Man
   • Member
   • Singleton

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fellow' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3651

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fellow' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3215

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fellow' in Nouns Frequency: #1542

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fellow' in Adjectives Frequency: #494

How to pronounce fellow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fellow in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fellow in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fellow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of fellow in a Sentence

1. John Kasich on Sunday:

   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.

2. 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.

3. Kane Faylim:

   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.

4. Michele Bachmann:

   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.

5. J. Paul Getty:

   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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