often attributive
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: 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
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: an incorporated member of a college or collegiate foundation especially in a British university
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: a person appointed to a position granting a stipend and allowing for advanced study or research
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The Old Norse word for a partner, felagi, means literally “one who puts down property.” Such people were those who laid together their property for some common purpose. Old English borrowed felagi from Old Norse and called a partner a feolaga. This word has come down to us, through several centuries and the development of a number of senses, as modern English fellow. Perhaps its most common use today is its very general one, in which it is applied to any boy or man.
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
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In previous downturns, every additional dollar spent on SNAP generates about $1.54 in returns to the economy, according to Elaine Waxman, senior fellow at the Urban Institute’s tax and income support division.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The only lights were from a few fellow early risers with their headlamps bobbing around in the dark.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, posted on X, formerly Twitter.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
And Kyle Pomerleau, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The only lights were from a few fellow early risers with their headlamps bobbing around in the dark.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, posted on X, formerly Twitter.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
And Kyle Pomerleau, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fellow
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“Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellow. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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