Dictionary
fel•low
Pronunciation: (fel'ō), [key]—
n.
1. a man or boy:
a fine old fellow; a nice little fellow.
2. Informal.beau; suitor:
Mary had her fellow over to meet her folks.
3. Informal.person; one:
They don't treat a fellow very well here.
4. a person of small worth or no esteem.
5. a companion; comrade; associate:
They have been fellows since childhood.
6. a person belonging to the same rank or class; equal; peer:
The doctor conferred with his fellows.
7. one of a pair; mate; match:
a shoe without its fellow.
8. Educ.
a. a graduate student of a university or college to whom an allowance is granted for special study.
b. Brit.an incorporated member of a college, entitled to certain privileges.
c. a member of the corporation or board of trustees of certain universities or colleges.
9. a member of any of certain learned societies:
a fellow of the British Academy.
10. Obs.a partner.
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v.t.
1. to make or represent as equal with another.
2. Archaic.to produce a fellow to; match.
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adj.
belonging to the same class or group; united by the same occupation, interests, etc.; being in the same condition:
fellow students; fellow sufferers. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
