variants
or less commonly feller
plural fellas also fellers
informal
: fellow sense 4c, man sense 1a(1)
a nice fella
"The fella who does the windows here sometimes puts a striped shirt with a striped tie and a striped suit …"—
Teri Agins
Teri AginsA fella who accepts himself and is relaxed into who he is—that appeals to people.—Rebecca Winters Keegan
Rebecca Winters KeeganMoments when a feller needs a friend and so forth.—P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. WodehouseGunnysack Johnson observed that "nobody can talk as interestingly as the feller that's not hampered by facts or information."—Jim Reed
Jim Reed
Synonyms
Examples of fella in a Sentence
He's not a bad fella.
She has a new fella.
Recent Examples on the Web
Blair recalled meeting an interesting fella through a friend recently.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
Then there was the fella in Westchester, who had serious halitosis, who leaned in for a kiss after dinner.
—Lara Sterling, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
The pop star and Brittany appear to have grown close during their time together, even coming up with their own special way to root on their fellas.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
Emily goes out to the strip club with the fellas, which pisses Luke off.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
Meet the most cost-effective Big Ten coaches in 2022
Shawn Windsor
Michigan 38, East Carolina 16: Minter has the main headset as the Wolverines open their season without the usual fella donning that headset.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
And Kevin beguiles the guys with tales of Tuscaloosa as the fellas try to determine what a win over Alabama means in the great scheme of things.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
Just be sure to tell the fella over there with the hella good hair to shake, shake, shake.
—Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
Ask Lucas: The eels lurking in the plumbing attacked my daughter
Look at this handsome fella.
—Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
Then there was the fella in Westchester, who had serious halitosis, who leaned in for a kiss after dinner.
—Lara Sterling, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
The pop star and Brittany appear to have grown close during their time together, even coming up with their own special way to root on their fellas.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
Emily goes out to the strip club with the fellas, which pisses Luke off.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
Meet the most cost-effective Big Ten coaches in 2022
Shawn Windsor
Michigan 38, East Carolina 16: Minter has the main headset as the Wolverines open their season without the usual fella donning that headset.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
And Kevin beguiles the guys with tales of Tuscaloosa as the fellas try to determine what a win over Alabama means in the great scheme of things.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
Just be sure to tell the fella over there with the hella good hair to shake, shake, shake.
—Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
Ask Lucas: The eels lurking in the plumbing attacked my daughter
Look at this handsome fella.
—Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
alteration of fellow
First Known Use
1816, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near fella
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“Fella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fella. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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