fellow

noun

ˈfe-(ˌ)lō How to pronounce fellow (audio)
Definition of fellownext
1
as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion most of the players were bringing their fellows to the banquet in the clubhouse after the tennis tournament

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2
as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another the singer's fellows were rumored to have ties to organized crime

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3
as in male
an adult male human being what does a fellow have to do to get waited on around here? your son is a bright young fellow

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4
as in half
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities one ice skate isn't much good without its fellow

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5
as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value he is well regarded as a chemist by his fellows in the field

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Recent Examples of fellow Martin Herlihy follows fellow Please Don’t Destroy nepo-comic John Higgins, the son of Steve Higgins, out the Studio 8H door — albeit one year (and one week) later. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 Over the course of their two-year program, each fellow will receive a $40,000 scholarship. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Half are chosen simply for holding a prominent position, such as Member of Parliament, CEO of a large company, or fellow of the British Academy. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026 Julia Levine is a visuals fellow with The Connecticut Mirror. — Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fellow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellow
  1. boyfriend
  2. associate
  3. male
  4. half
  5. equivalent
  6. beau
  7. colleague
  8. guy
Noun
  • Throughout much of the season Elassal plays the dutiful friend to his core group — Lucy Freyer’s Billie, Owen Thiele’s Anton, Amita Rao’s Issa and Jack Innanen’s Paul Baker — and dutiful boyfriend to Rachel Marsh’s Carly.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The 35-year-old model and her boyfriend, Romain Gavras, 45, were photographed sharing a passionate kiss while walking through the streets of Rome.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of boyfriend
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  • Valerie Ramey, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, said Trump’s policy proposal would likely lead to even higher inflation and interest rates.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Hatch had a job processing customer returns in a Lancaster fulfillment center, while Parks was a delivery associate at an Amazon delivery station in Rochester.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of associate
Noun
  • Defense attorney Kevin Reddington repeatedly referred to the unnamed juror as a male inside and outside court.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Females are also far more likely than males to be illiterate, go hungry, be victims of human trafficking, or be murdered by a family member.
    — Gloria Steinem, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of male
Noun
  • In addition to that, the 19-year-old Croatian centre-back headed the equaliser from Maxim De Cuyper’s corner in the second half of Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Leeds United at the Amex Stadium.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Broncos’ defense forced the Ducks to turn over the ball on downs twice, and the offense answered nearly every time Oregon could have pulled away — tying the score at 24-24 and 27-27 after falling behind in the second half.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of half
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  • Pollsters, the modern equivalent of soothsayers, are increasingly wrong.
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • With the woeful Colorado Rockies coming to the Bronx, the Yankees could, effectively, treat those three games as the equivalent of a minor league rehab assignment for Judge.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of equivalent
Noun
  • And, when Malika’s dentist beau sends her flowers, Khloé opines (over FaceTime, naturally) that the bouquet is too small and therefore cheap.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Timothée Chalamet, who is 30, and Kylie Jenner have been together for at least three years, but that doesn't mean Jenner is giving into any societal pressures to start a family with her beau.
    — Marzia Nicolini, Vanity Fair, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of beau
Noun
  • Then on Wednesday, Justice Flávio Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The doctor said his colleagues are struggling to treat infected children who often arrive at the hospital with serious complications like pneumonia, diarrhea and encephalitis, or brain swelling.
    — Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • At the time, Tiafoe was the most talented 10-year-old there, the son of the head maintenance guy, Constant Tiafoe, who had fled civil war in Sierra Leone with his wife.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Heavy curtain up; the moaning of sentimental strings; lights rising on some wedges and rectangles of scenery, guys and girls, the guys practically naked save for bits and pieces of neo-Greek get-up.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellow. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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