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fel·low I. \ˈfe(ˌ)lō, -_lə, often -_ləw+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English felawe, from Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse fēlagi, from fē cattle, sheep, money + -lagi (akin to Old Norse leggja to lay) — more at fee, lay 1. a. obsolete : one associated with another as a sharer : partner b. : companion, comrade, associate — used chiefly of men c. archaic : accomplice, henchman 2. a. : an equal in rank, power, or character : peer < more like a fellow than a subject > < the final line of seventeen syllables has no fellow — H.O.Taylor > b. : one of a pair: as (1) obsolete : spouse (2) : something that matches or resembles another < the vase is the exact fellow to one on the shelf > 3. : a member of a company or group having common characteristics or common interests: as a. : a creature of the same kind : one of a usually relatively homogeneous group < all men are fellows in their need of food, clothing, and companionship > b. : contemporary < didn't like the company of his fellows but preferred to associate by way of reading and study with ancient Romans > c. sometimes capitalized : a member of an incorporated literary, scientific, and often professional society < a fellow of several scholarly associations > < a fellow of the American College of Surgeons > < a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society > often : such a member given a rank usually of distinction with the title Fellow d. fellows plural : a social group of usually youngsters or teen-agers or the male members of such group 4. a. obsolete : a person of one of the lower social orders — used as a customary form of address to servants or those of lower social rank b. archaic : a worthless or contemptible person c. : man < saw three strange fellows standing in a doorway > — often used in phrases of familiar address < no trouble at all, my dear fellow > < I say, old fellow, could you give me a lift home > d. : thing, creature — used of children or animals < the poor little fellow had fallen off his tricycle > < I fired twice but the big fellow got away and we lost his trail > e. : one < the queer way you look at a fellow you'd think I'd committed a crime > 5. a. : an incorporated member of a college or collegiate foundation especially in a British university b. : a member of the corporation or governing body in one of certain colleges or universities c. : a scholar of some note who is appointed by a British university to reside and work in one of its colleges 6. : a person appointed to one of a number of positions granting a stipend and allowing for advanced study: as a. : a graduate student in an American university who is granted money to continue research usually in preparation for an advanced degree and often with certain teaching duties b. : a young physician who has completed training as intern and resident and has been granted a stipend and position allowing him to do further study and research in a specialty c. : one who has been granted money to do research by a foundation II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English felawen to join in partnership, from felawe, n. — more at fellow I archaic : to produce or find an equal to : match III. adjective Etymology: fellow (I) 1. a. : belonging to the same group or class as oneself or as another — used only in attributive position < a fellow creature > < a fellow lodge member > < a fellow trainee > < a fellow disciple > < a fellow pupil > < a fellow employee > b. : having or sharing the same occupation or avocation < a fellow musician > < a fellow plumber > < a fellow golfer > c. : experiencing or suffering the same fate (as misfortune) < a fellow paraplegic > < a fellow prisoner > < a fellow exile > d. : having the same weaknesses or strengths < a fellow mortal > < a fellow sinner > < a fellow saint > e. : subject to the same government or political or civil obligations or having the same allegiance < a fellow citizen > < a fellow American > 2. : accompanying one : accompanying another < a fellow voyager > 3. : sympathetic as if one were of the same group as another or in the same circumstance < the Indian's fellow feeling for wild things — American Guide Series: Tennessee > |