What is the meaning of fellow?

noun

  • A boy or man.
    • usage: "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
  • A friend who is frequently in the company of another.
    • usage: "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
  • A person who is member of one's class or profession.
    • usage: "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
  • One of a pair.
    • usage: "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"
  • A member of a learned society.
    • usage: "he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association"
  • An informal form of address for a man.
    • usage: "Say, fellow, what are you doing"; "Hey buster, what's up"
  • A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
    • usage: "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"
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