fellow
[noun]
Synonyms:
- man, bloke (Brit. informal), chap (informal), character, guy (informal), individual, person
- associate, colleague, companion, comrade, partner, peer

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I. fel‧low¹ /ˈfeləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: feolaga 'partner']

1. old-fashioned a man:
Paul’s an easy-going sort of fellow.

2. sb’s fellows British English old-fashioned people that you work with, study with, or who are in the same situation as you:
Wooderson’s courage earned him the respect of his fellows.

3. American English a graduate student who has a fellowship in a university

4. especially British English a member of an important society or a college:
She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
⇒ bedfellow

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II. fellow² W3 adjective

1. fellow workers/students/countrymen etc people that you work with, study with, or who are in the same situation as you

2. our fellow man/men other people in general:
We all have obligations to our fellow men.

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fellow
noun
I. man
ADJ. old, young | big, little | handsome | charming, fine, good, nice, splendid | lucky, poor (= unlucky)

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fellow
II. member of an academic society/college
ADJ. junior, senior | honorary, research, teaching
VERB + FELLOW elect sb
PREP. ~ of He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society.

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fellow
noun
1.
BAD: That afternoon my fellows and I were at a swimming pool where there was a party going on.
GOOD: That afternoon my friends and I were at a swimming pool where there was a party going on.

Usage Note:
fellow = (informal) a man or person: 'The new manager seems a pleasant enough sort of fellow.'
your fellow students /workers = the people that you study or work with: 'I soon got to know my fellow students and made one or two good friends.'
friend = a person that you like and enjoy being with: 'I'm having lunch with a friend of mine.'

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2.
BAD: My boss started to shout at me in front of all my fellows.
GOOD: My boss started to shout at me in front of all my workmates.

Usage Note:
To refer to someone you know because you work at the same place, use workmate or (especially of people in professional jobs) colleague : 'The police are questioning the missing woman's relatives and workmates.'
'I 'd like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean Armstrong.'

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fellow
ˈfeləu
See: hail-fellow-well-met , regular guy or regular fellow

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