fellow meaning and definition

FELLOW noun

Definition of fellow (noun)

1. a boy or man
   • "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
   • synonyms: blighter, bloke, chap, cuss, fella, feller, gent, lad
2. a friend who is frequently in the company of another
   • "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
   • synonyms: associate, companion, comrade, familiar
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"
   • synonyms: colleague, confrere
4. one of a pair
   • "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"
   • synonyms: mate
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?"
   • synonyms: buster, dude
7. a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
   • "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"
   • synonyms: beau, boyfriend, swain, young man