fellow
fellow Lexical Profile
fellow Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone else; belonging to the same class or group.
"She thanked her fellow researchers for their tireless support throughout the five-year study."
• noun
A man or boy (used in informal contexts).
"The old fellow down the street tends a remarkable rose garden every spring."
A person in the same position, involved in the same activity, or otherwise associated with another; a peer or comrade.
"He was highly respected by his fellows in the engineering department."
A member of a learned society or professional academy, or a graduate student or researcher holding an academic stipend or senior university post.
"After completing her doctorate, she was appointed as a postdoctoral research fellow at the institute."
A thing of the same kind as or matching another; one of a pair.
"I found one leather glove in the hallway, but I have not seen its fellow anywhere."
Word Nuance & Usage
When used as an adjective, 'fellow' occurs exclusively before a noun (attributively) to indicate shared status or membership, as in 'fellow travelers' or 'fellow citizens'.
• Rhymes for fellow
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'feolaga', borrowed from Old Norse 'félagi', literally meaning 'one who lays down property with another' (from 'fé', meaning livestock or money, and 'lag', meaning a laying together or partnership).