fella

noun

fel·​la ˈfe-lə 

variants or less commonly feller

ˈfe-lər 

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

A fella who accepts himself and is relaxed into who he is—that appeals to people.

—Rebecca Winters Keegan

Moments when a feller needs a friend and so forth.

—P. G. Wodehouse

Gunnysack Johnson observed that "nobody can talk as interestingly as the feller that's not hampered by facts or information."

—Jim Reed

Synonyms

• guy
• gentleman
• male
• dude

Examples of fella in a Sentence

He's not a bad fella.

She has a new fella.

Recent Examples on the Web

Each of the fellas has their upsides (Luke is hot, and Larry is comfortable), but committing to either of them until the end of time seems like a pretty bleak proposal. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025

The old-timer included, well, an old-timer, a fella in overalls with his forearm resting on a barrel. —Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025

But the other fellas were decidedly not happy and complaining. —Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025

Heard of some fella called Alexander Isak? —Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

alteration of fellow

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fella

• bella
• cella
• chela
• ella
• fellah
• sela
• selah
• sella
• stela
• vela
• arabella
• bartonella