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Fellow as a Noun
Definitions of "Fellow" as a noun
Synonyms of "Fellow" as a noun (42 Words)
Usage Examples of "Fellow" as a noun
Associations of "Fellow" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Fellow” are: mate, beau, boyfriend, swain, colleague, confrere, associate, companion, comrade, familiar, buster, dude, blighter, bloke, chap, cuss, fella, feller, gent, lad, man, boy, friend, crony, partner, co-worker, peer, equal, contemporary, brother, counterpart, match, twin, double, subscriber, representative, attender, insider, adherent, life member, founder member, card-carrying member

Fellow as a Noun

Definitions of "Fellow" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fellow” as a noun can have the following definitions:

One of a pair.
A man who is the lover of a man or woman.
An informal form of address for a man.
An incorporated senior member of a college.
A thing of the same kind as or otherwise associated with another.
A person who is member of one's class or profession.
A man or boy.
A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
A member of the governing body in some universities.
A member of a learned society.
A person in the same position, involved in the same activity, or otherwise associated with another.
An elected graduate receiving a stipend for a period of research.
A friend who is frequently in the company of another.
A boy or man.

Synonyms of "Fellow" as a noun (42 Words)

adherent	Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas. He was a strong adherent* of monetarism.*
associate	A degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies. The patient was asked to commit to memory a list of five paired associates.
attender	A person who is present and participates in a meeting. He was a regular attender* at department meetings.*
beau	A rich, fashionable young man; a dandy.
blighter	A boy or man. You little blighter.
bloke	A man. He s a nice bloke.
boy	A friendly form of address from one man to another, especially from an older man to a young man. The school provides education for both boys and girls.
boyfriend	A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman. A boyfriend* cardigan.*
brother	A male associate or fellow member of an organization. None of his brothers would betray him.
buster	A person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something. Sanction buster.
card-carrying member	One of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization.
chap	(usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs. That chap* is your host.*
co-worker	An associate that one works with.
colleague	A person who is member of one’s class or profession. The surgeon consulted his colleagues.
companion	A person, usually a woman, employed to live with and assist another. His travelling companion.
comrade	(in South Africa) a young militant supporter of the African National Congress. An old college comrade.
confrere	A person who is member of one’s class or profession.
contemporary	A person of nearly the same age as another. He was a contemporary* of Darwin.*
counterpart	A duplicate copy. The minister held talks with his French counterpart.
crony	A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. He went gambling with his cronies.
cuss	Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger. He was certainly an unsociable cuss.
double	A double measure of spirits. Join the two sleeping bags together to make a double.
dude	A city-dweller, especially one holidaying on a ranch in the western US. If some dude* smacked me I d smack him back.*
equal	A person who is of equal standing with another in a group. Entertainment facilities without equal* in the British Isles.*
familiar	(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope’s or bishop’s household. Her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts.
fella	A person’s boyfriend or lover. She took a fancy to her best friend s fella.
feller	A person who fells trees.
founder member	A worker who makes metal castings.
friend	A member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker. He was my best friend* at the university.*
gent	Informal abbreviation of gentleman. A gents hairdressing shop.
insider	A person within a group or organization, especially someone privy to information unavailable to others. Political insiders.
lad	A boy or young man (often as a form of address. She wouldn t let him go out with the lads any more.
life member	A motive for living.
man	A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer. I m more of a man* than you ll ever be.*
match	The score needed to win a match. A boxing match.
mate	South American tea like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. Camels hate leaving their mates.
partner	A person who is a member of a partnership. She and her dance partner* were on the show for seven weeks.*
peer	A nobleman duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron who is a member of the British peerage.
representative	An example of a class or group. A sales representative* for Norwich Union.*
subscriber	Someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money. The company has 2 6 million subscribers to its digital service.
swain	A country youth.
twin	A twin bedded room. There was a bruise on his cheek a twin* to the one on mine.*

Usage Examples of "Fellow" as a noun

He was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association.
He sent e-mail to his fellow hackers.
Say, fellow, what are you doing?
There's a fellow at the door.
One eye was blue but its fellow was brown.
A tutorial fellow.
A fellow of the Geological Society.
He was learning with a rapidity unique among his fellows.
He was an extremely obliging fellow.
The page has been torn away from its fellows.

Associations of "Fellow" (30 Words)

acquaintance	Acquaintances considered collectively. The pupils had little acquaintance* with the language.*
beau	A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
boyfriend	Denoting an item of clothing for a woman or girl that is designed to be loose-fitting or slightly oversized. When the law changed Pet could finally married his long time boyfriend* Jim.*
brother	A male with the same parents as someone else. He recognized her from her strong resemblance to her brother.
buddy	Used as a form of address to a man whose name is not known. I m working on it buddy.
colleague	An associate that one works with. The surgeon consulted his colleagues.
companion	Be a companion to somebody. Drinking companions.
compatriot	A fellow citizen or national of a country. Stich defeated his compatriot* Boris Becker in the quarter finals.*
comrade	A fellow member of the Communist Party. Comrades in arms.
comradeship	The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability. His greatest joy came from comradeship* with others in the team.*
consort	A family of similar musical instrument playing together. It did not consort* with his idea of scientific government.*
countryman	A man living or born in a rural area. They trust a fellow countryman.
crony	A close friend or companion. He went gambling with his cronies.
cub	Give birth to cubs. Members of the Grafton Hunt were out cubbing.
dandy	Relating to or characteristic of a dandy. Ruffle fronted dandy* shirts.*
dear	Dearly loved. He paid dearly for the food.
ex	The 24th letter of the Roman alphabet. All his exes live in Texas.
folk	Folk music. Some folk* will do anything for money.*
friend	Befriend someone. They are friends of the library.
husband	Use (resources) economically. She husbanded their financial resources through difficult times.
lad	A young man who is boisterously macho. It s great for the lads that the horse has won the National.
mate	South American tea like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. Camels hate leaving their mates.
pal	Used as a form of address, especially to indicate anger or aggression. Back off pal.
partner	Provide with a partner. Astaire partnered Rogers.
peer	A nobleman duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron who is a member of the British peerage. We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around.
son	Used by an older person as a form of address for a boy or young man. One of Norfolk s most famous sons.
spouse	A person’s partner in marriage.
wife	The wife of a person with a specified occupation. He and his wife* are keen gardeners.*
workmate	A person with whom one works.
young	Relating to or consisting of young people. A young* industry.*