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fellow

Pronunciation: /ˈfɛləʊ/
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Definition of fellow

noun

  • 1 informal a man or boy:he was an extremely obliging fellow
  • 2 (usually fellows) a person in the same position, involved in the same activity, or otherwise associated with another:he was learning with a rapidity unique among his fellows
  • a thing of the same kind as or otherwise associated with another:the page has been torn away from its fellows
  • 3a member of a learned society: a fellow of the Geological Society
  • British an incorporated senior member of a college:a tutorial fellow
  • (also research fellow) an elected graduate receiving a stipend for a period of research.
  • a member of the governing body in some universities.

adjective

[attributive]
  • sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something:they urged the troops not to fire on their fellow citizens

Origin:

late Old English fēolaga 'a partner or colleague' (literally 'one who lays down money in a joint enterprise'), from Old Norse félagi, from 'cattle, property, money' + the Germanic base of lay1

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