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 of fella

• 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

And when her hubby, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, scores a touchdown, Swift is eager to tell the world that’s her fella. — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Kind of like when a lady grabs a fella’s collar and pulls him in for a kiss, but violent. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

The fella sitting in front of me hid behind his jacket for most of the movie. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Mac and Chap’s mother (who happens to be Kurt Russell’s sister, hence the fellas’ Battered Bastards of Baseball film), was a hip-hop dance instructor in her day. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

alteration of fellow

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fella

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