To save this word, you'll need to log in.
fel·low | \ ˈfe-(ˌ)lō 
\
\Definition of fellow
2a : an equal in rank, power, or character : peer discussions among a group of fellows from the nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory— Roger Lewin
b : one of a pair : mate
3 : a member of a group having common characteristics specifically : a member of an incorporated literary or scientific society a fellow of the American College of Surgeons
4a obsolete : a person of one of the lower social classes
b archaic : a worthless man or boy
5 : an incorporated member of a college or collegiate foundation especially in a British university
6 : a person appointed to a position granting a stipend and allowing for advanced study or research
Keep scrolling for more
Examples of fellow in a Sentence
fellows and girls at a party
a young fellow like you
Your son's a bright little fellow.
She's found herself a new fellow.
a fellow of the American College of Surgeons
a Fellow of the Royal Society
See More
Recent Examples on the Web Josh Huder, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Government Affairs Institute, told ABC News.
—
Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, "Coronavirus cases on Capitol Hill renew lawmakers' push for remote voting," 19 Mar. 2020 Mireille Jacobson is a senior fellow at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, and an associate professor at the USC Davis School of Gerontology.
—
Mireille Jacobson, STAT, "The economic rationale for strong action now against Covid-19," 18 Mar. 2020 Roberts is now a fellow at the University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center.
—
Mary Hui, Quartz, "Why China’s economic miracle is a myth made possible by exploitation of workers," 8 Mar. 2020 The newspaper said that Ozuna reported being blackmailed to the FBI back in 2017 and his attorney said a fellow trap singer, Kevin Fret, claimed to have an explicit video of Ozuna.
—
Kori Williams, Seventeen, "10 Facts About Ozuna That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life," 12 Feb. 2020 Arrested again in 1801, under Napoleon, and held at Sainte-Pélagie prison, Sade was transferred to the asylum at Charenton in 1803 after attempting to seduce fellow inmates at Sainte-Pélagie.
—
Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books, "Reading Sade in the Age of Epstein," 12 Feb. 2020 Some of the most significant early work came out of Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works engineering division, according to Daniel Miller, senior fellow for air vehicle systems and sciences at that division.
—
Eric Tegler, Scientific American, "The Next DARPA X-Plane Won’t Maneuver like Any Plane Before It," 9 Jan. 2020 But in a Twitter thread Tuesday Benjamin Wittes, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the editor-in-chief of Lawfare, laid out how and why Pelosi might not be in any rush.
—
TheWeek, "Mitch McConnell may have just given Nancy Pelosi a strategic opening in the impeachment standoff," 7 Jan. 2020 German, now a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, said the ease with which the alleged whistleblower’s identity has been spread online shows the need for greater legal protections for whistleblowers.
—
David Klepper, The Denver Post, "Trump retweets, deletes, post naming alleged whistleblower," 28 Dec. 2019
See MoreThese example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fellow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for fellow
fellow
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of fellow
: a male person : a boy or man
: a male companion of a girl or woman
old-fashioned : a member of a group of people who have shared interests, activities, etc.
See the full definition for fellow in the English Language Learners Dictionary
fellow
nounfel·low | \ ˈfe-lō \
\Kids Definition of fellow
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a male person
2 : companion sense 1, comrade
fellow
adjectiveKids Definition of fellow (Entry 2 of 2)
: belonging to the same group or class
my fellow Americans
fellow
nounfel·low | \ ˈfel-(ˌ)ō, -ə(-w) \
Medical Definition of fellow
: a young physician who has completed training as an intern and resident and has been granted a stipend and position allowing him or her to do further study or research in a specialty
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on fellow
What made you want to look up fellow? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Name that Thing: Flower Edition
- Name that flower
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Share fellow
Time Traveler for fellow
The first known use of fellow was before the 12th century
See more words from the same century