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
  • Sometimes, those father figures were uncles, pastors, barbers, or that older guy from the block.
    Conial Caldwell Jr, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
  • Show me another time in the history of New York sports when there was a vacancy involving a big job like this and the guy conducting the search for a replacement tried to interview a bunch of guys under contract somewhere else.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Gen was stupidly tall and although her shoes were falling apart, her relaxed, graceful pace made Emily think of paintings of gentlemen from bygone eras, the kind on paperbacks like The Age of Innocence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
  • Take, for instance, the scenes when Penelope tries to flirt with a gentlemen for the first time.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Suspect is white male, brown hair, wearing black body armor over blue shirt and blue pants and may misrepresent himself as law enforcement.
    Ben Kelly Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
  • The group of immigrants comprised of 12 males, 12 females and an 11-year-old child.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Caleb Love | 6-2 guard | 23 years old | Arizona College assistant coach No. 4 (his team played Arizona): A competitive dude.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Luke is, first of all, one of the best dudes in the world.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 June 2025

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“Fella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fella. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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