as in guy
an adult male human being these fellas are the hardest working bunch of players a manager could ever hope to have

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Recent Examples of fella Rudd’s Austin, a local news weatherman and consummate cool guy, has invited Robinson’s Craig, his new neighbor and the exact opposite, to hang with the fellas. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025 Because the Packers invested in the offensive line for now and the future with some big fellas to pave the way in the power run game. Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 21 May 2025 This decade has arguably been the decade of the big Serbian fella. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025 Neal finished his four seasons as the Jayhawks’ all-time leading rusher ahead of, among others, some fella named John Riggins. Ben Standig, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fella
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Noun
  • Usually, all these guys are practicing before the set in the evening.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
  • While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Ironically, the gentleman is an elementary school principal.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • The elegant procession of gentlemen dressed in designer Simon Holloway’s modern English menswear wardrobe was transporting.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • By gender, similar disparities to 2023 remained, with males having a rate more than four times that of females.
    Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • The suspect is described as a male in his 30s, last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket and black pants.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Work on getting rugs and maybe take your shoes off once in a while, but don’t let this dude bully you!
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Steven is a remarkably busy dude, though – not to say that these folks aren’t.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2025

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“Fella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fella. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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