Fellow meaning

What does “fellow” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fellow” is a noun with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a boy or man.

fellow

noun

  1. a boy or man

    “that chap is your host”

    “there's a fellow at the door”

  2. a friend who is frequently in the company of another

    “drinking companions”

    “comrades in arms”

  3. a person who is member of one's class or profession

    “the surgeon consulted his colleagues”

    “he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers”

  4. one of a pair

    “he lost the mate to his shoe”

    “one eye was blue but its fellow was brown”

    Synonymsmate
  5. a member of a learned society

    “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”

  6. an informal form of address for a man

    “Say, fellow, what are you doing?”

    “Hey buster, what's up?”

    Synonymsdudebuster
  7. a man who is the lover of a man or woman

    “if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked”

    “When the law changed, Pet could finally married his long-time boyfriend Jim”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University