fellow man

noun

: a kindred human being

Examples of fellow man in a Sentence

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But more perilous is his loss of faith in his fellow man. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025 Family members knew Burrell as not only a musician who was remarkably dedicated to his craft, but as someone who deeply loved and cared for his fellow man. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 June 2025 Pope Francis often spoke of acceptance and compassion towards fellow man and worked to make the church a more welcoming place to women and the LGBTQ+ community. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025 George Foreman was remembered Monday in a memorial service in his hometown of Houston for his legendary boxing career as well as for his love of God, family, horses and cheeseburgers and for his desire to help his fellow man. Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fellow man

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fellow man was in 1667

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“Fellow man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellow%20man. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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fellow man

noun
: a human being of similar nature
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